• U-Fix-It shops open for convenient business on JBER

    That towel rack in the bathroom finally gave way, and there are a dozen nail-holes in the wall from where the four-year-old got into the tool box. Don't worry - the U-Fix-It shops on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are here to help."The intent is for residents to take pride in ownership," said Wendy

  • Cooler temperatures mean the onset of influenza season

    With falling temperatures, winter and the flu season are just around the corner. Influenza or the flu is different from the common cold and can result in serious complications for certain individuals.Unlike the stomach flu, influenza is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus.

  • Smoking cessation classes mean quitting isn’t always bad

    A quitter is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as one who gives up too easily. Sometimes quitting isn't as easy as it seems. Sometimes quitting isn't always a negative thing. Army Staff Sgt. Latasha Wade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, knows how

  • ALASKA STATE FAIR: End-of-summer bash continues through Monday in Palmer

    Celebrating its 75th year, the Alaska State Fair continues through this weekend.Though many featured events have passed since the fair's Aug. 25 opening, there are still plenty of marquee activities, concerts and performances to enjoy.Rock band Staind headlines Friday at 7 p.m. and is followed by

  • Senior engineers face challenges to complete sapper rite of passage

    On Aug. 17, the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) conducted the Order of the Arctic Sapper, a rigorous day-long training event involving multiple team-based challenges. The event's participants included 52 Soldiers in the rank of sergeant first class and above throughout the battalion. "The

  • Stryker Soldier killed by IED

    The U.S. Army Alaska Soldier who died Aug. 19 in Afghanistan has been identified as Pfc. Douglas Leonard Cordo, 20, of Kingston, N. Y.Cordo was killed, and two other Soldiers were wounded, by an improvised explosive device which detonated while they were on a mounted patrol in a Stryker vehicle in

  • JBER ham radio club offers skills, history, opportunity

    With easy Internet access almost anywhere these days, we often forget that everything depends on sensitive electronics and in many cases on fiber-optic and other cables underground or even under the ocean. Many things can disrupt those connections, from earthquakes to mudslides and fires. When that

  • Several months of hard work go into making RF-Alaska a success

    Alaska's premier quarterly exercise, Red Flag-Alaska, results from several long months of hard work put in by hundreds of individuals. Red Flag-Alaska, hosted at JBER and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, four times a year, is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for the U.S. and