• VA secretary’s Memorial Day visit highlights fact-finding trip to Alaska

    Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki was the keynote speaker for Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, where he spoke of the meaning of the day and his department's ongoing service to veterans. While in the state, Shinseki also toured the 673d

  • Motorcycle safety: Yes, it’s important

    With the temperatures rising in the coming summer months, more and more of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's personnel are starting to ride their motorcycles to work. According to Air Force Instruction 91-207, United States Air Force Traffic Safety Program, all riders must have completed the Basic

  • Against the Grain: JBER wife named Mrs. Alaska

    "Mrs. Alaska - United States" is a highly respected title, and it is held by Brandy Wendler, wife of Air Force 1st Lt. John Wendler, a 517th Airlift Squadron pilot, according to the Mrs. Alaska website, www.mrsak.com."My wife and I were watching the movie "Miss Congeniality" on TV, and I told her,

  • Combat fishing

    Embracing and appreciating what our U.S. troops do and the sacrifices they make, the Seward fishing community took approximately 275 service members out May 26 for a day on the seas fishing for halibut and anything else in season. Twenty-four charter companies from Seward Charter Association offered

  • 20 elite medics earn EFMB

    A count of 123 Soldiers began the grueling, six-day competition to earn one of the Army's most coveted skill badges. By graduation day, only 20 remained to receive the Expert Field Medical Badge at a May 20 ceremony on Pershing Field at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The EFMB was created in June

  • Arctic reservists begin work on Boy Scout Jamboree site

    Arctic Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron recently arrived here to begin work on a 10,600 acre National Scout Jamboree site as a part of Joint Task Force Summit. During the next two weeks, 22 Reserve civil engineers will clear trees and install silt fences on the site which

  • Healing waters, healing warriors

    With ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military has been at war longer than ever, with an all-volunteer force, and service can take its toll.To combat this, there are a number of projects and initiatives. One of the more visible - but quiet - programs is Project Healing

  • JBER Airman measures radiation after Japan disaster

    The sergeant's view from the coastline was nothing less than awe inspiring. Evidence of the wave's violence was the only disruption of the serenity. He thought of his family and remembered his daughter loves to collect seashells. "I'll pick her up five," he said, nodding to himself. Dragging his

  • Arctic wolves assume mission

    Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, opened a new chapter in the battalion's history during a transfer-of-authority ceremony hosted May 8 at Forward Operating Base Apache, Zabul province, Afghanistan.After

  • JBER team rounded up for RODEO action

    The Airmen have been rounded up and they've been preparing themselves for this year's Air Mobility Command RODEO, which is set to take place from July 23 to 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Twenty-nine members make up Team Alaska, consisting of several different teams, including aerial port,