• Annual games pit first responders against each other

    On June 18, Alaskans celebrated 52 years of statehood, and service members celebrated with the 3rd annual Hero Games.The games are a friendly competition between the local police, military, the local fire department and first responders.The Hero Games started in the summer of 2008 after the National

  • Support team makes Marine unit self-sufficient at Northern Edge 11

    Support at all levels of operations are present during the Pacific Command joint exercise Northern Edge 11 -- including servicemembers who construct, maintain and tear-down operating locations used during training.Those who make this happen at a communications site here are the motor transportation

  • Soldiers, Marines join forces to communicate at Kodiak

    Communicating from land to sea and air plays a vital role during joint operations in the U.S. military. Soldiers and Marines have made this communication possible in Kodiak, Alaska, for Exercise Northern Edge 11.Signaliers attached to Charlie Company, 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, joined

  • Marines keep an eye on the sky in Alaska

    Marine Air Control Squadron One, from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., recently ventured to Alaska for the first time to participate in the U.S. Pacific Command exercise Northern Edge '11. The Marines, who normally train at their home station, plan to take advantage of the unique training

  • JBER firefighters earn Air Force award for second year running

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department was recently recognized as the 2010 best large fire department of the year for the Air Force.It is the second year in a row the fire department has garnered this award.JBER Fire Chief David Donan said he found out about the award through a phone

  • JBER technical sergeant wins Air Force Cyber Warrior of the Year Award

    Tech. Sgt. Ryan Barkman, 611th Air Communications Squadron, won the 2010 Air Force level Cyber Warrior of the Year for cyber systems operations.According the Air Force Specialty Code description, cyber systems operations is responsible system administration on command, control, communications

  • ‘1 Geronimo’ paratroopers execute live-fire exercise

    Soldiers of Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, completed a live-fire platoon training exercise at Fort Greely, June 7.Live-fire exercises allow for Soldiers -who've gone through the blank fire portion of the training - to become more comfortable with executing

  • Arctic Sappers run with Wounded Warrior supporter

    Matt Montavon, an Alaska mountaineering guide, just finished his 1,100-mile run across Alaska mission to raise funding and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.Averaging 30 miles a day, Montavon set out from Deadhorse May 2. He pushed a cart loaded with supplies, as there were stretches of up