Joint basing strengthens 673d Security Forces Squadron

More than 10 months after the former Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson merged to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; the 673d Security Forces Squadron is running on all cylinders.Air Force Capt. Melissa Hull, 673d Security Forces operations officer, said it was a challenge at first to

Alaska National Guardsmen conduct medical exercise at Khaan Quest 2011

Members of the Alaska National Guard participated in a medical readiness training exercise designed to test a combined medical team's ability to provide basic medical care in a remote location with limited resources during Khaan Quest 2011 in the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.Khaan Quest 2011

Cloudy skies part for youth skateboard competition

Family member Kristian Renna zipped across the cement, darting up a blue ramp before pirouetting his skateboard into a kickflip. Though the board rolled 360 degrees beneath him, Renna managed to rendezvous his feet with the deck high above the tarmac and the skater maneuvered his left hand into a

Women's Intramural Softball championships

JBER ends the summer with the ‘Back to School Bash’

OPERATION: Arctic Warrior

Alaska Army National Guard regiment gears up for fall deployment to Afghanistan

Alaska Army National Guardsmen from B Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) recently gathered Soldiers here from across Alaska for three weeks of training and validation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.The consolidation was in preparation for a year-long deployment

Bay State Eagles soar over JBER

Former POW passes proven resilience techniques to troops

One of the military's leading resilience experts spoke to an audience of Soldiers, Airmen and civilians at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Education Center lecture hall, Monday about how to build mentally stronger troops and families.Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Rhonda Cornum, Comprehensive Soldier

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