• Arctic Warrior qualifies for national fencing tournament

    The fencer prepares for the match by studying his opponent closely. With an eagle eye, he breaks down his opponent's strengths and weaknesses and starts to formulate a game plan.Airman 1st Class Devin Zayas, 673d Communications Squadron network integration technician, has been fencing for more than

  • Former Air Force top NCO speaks to new chiefs

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley paid a visit to Alaskan Command Air Force personnel here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base, last week.Each Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the

  • MPs train with Army National Guard aviators

    For two weeks, Soldiers of the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military 
Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, completed squad training to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Much of the training centered around a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, piloted by the Alaska

  • Soldiers show, tell Orion students about Army life

    Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, visited with students at Orion Elementary School on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 21, to show children the parachutes and equipment Soldiers use in airborne 
operations."The overall goal of this partnership

  • USARAK welcomes new noncommissioned officers

    Eighty students of the Warrior Leader Course at the Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Brevard Noncommissioned Officer Academy graduated in a ceremony at the Richardson Theater, 
Jan. 28.The new noncommissioned officers, from Army units across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, walked the stage and

  • Pilot named best in PACAF

    Air Force Capt. Allen Morris Jr. said he dreamed of being a pilot since he was a child.Today at 33, the St. Louis native is not only a pilot, but the best one in the Air Force's Pacific Air Forces Command.Morris was notified Jan. 21 that he is the recipient of the 2010 Daedalian Exceptional Pilot

  • Community honors fallen 3rd MEB Soldier

    Service members gathered at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldiers' Chapel, Jan. 28, to honor Army Pfc. Amy R. Sinkler, who was killed Jan. 20 during a convoy patrol in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan.Sinkler, 23, of Chadbourn, N.C., was a motor transport operator assigned to the 109th

  • School liaisons play big role in easing transition

    Moving from installation to installation can often be very stressful for families. There are so many things to take into consideration like getting there on time, where to live, getting household items moved and much more. One of the other things parents must take into consideration is their