• All-Army women clinch softball championship

    The undefeated All-Army women won eight games and put six players on the all-tournament team at the 2010 Armed Forces Softball Championships, Sept. 19 to 23.Sgt. Windy Klein of Fort Hood, Texas, pitched and batted a tournament-high .545 to lead All-Army (8-0) against All-Air Force (3-5) and All-Navy

  • Airman tops local bodybuilding competition

    Shawn Wolfe won big at the Anchorage Bodybuilding Fitness and Figure, 22nd Annual Anchorage Professional/Amateur Natural Bodybuilding Championships, Oct. 3. Wolfe, an Air Force master sergeant with the 611th Air Support Squadron won both the lightweight division, and the overall male category. "It

  • Jay Leno headlines at Buckner Physical Fitness Center

    Arguably the world's most famous comedian, NBC's "Tonight Show" Host Jay Leno will perform a free show for troops and military family members, Saturday, at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center.The doors open at 7 p.m., with the performance set to begin at 7:30. Tickets were distributed to unit

  • Air Force trains MPs for base ops

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron spent five days of the last week with Army Military Police, identifying the differences in military services for those who will augment Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Airmen and Soldiers went over the differences in rank structure, flight line driving, report

  • Geronimo Hustle: Paratroopers nab JBER football crown

    It was a battle of undefeated teams, but the paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), trumped the maintainers from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 18-7, in the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flag football championship, Sept. 30, at Buckner Physical Fitness

  • JBER: One team, one fight, ready for anything

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson met the milestone of Full Operational Capability, Friday, as mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure law.FOC means JBER has merged installation management functions and assets to become the sole provider of support, services and a home to more than 40,000

  • Family of Warriors

    As I watched on during a recent POW-MIA ceremony here I was struck by the uniqueness of our joint base community. The blustery Friday afternoon was punctuated by the roar of Harleys as Vietnam vets arrived at the ceremony carrying the U.S flag. Wreath bearers were crisp and disciplined, clad in

  • Comedian takes time for free show with troops

    Alaska military members and their spouses had the opportunity to enjoy stand-up comedian Keith Alberstadt, as he performed at the Arctic Chill here, Monday. Alberstadt, who was performing a weeklong show in a local establishment, decided he would also perform a free show for the military prior to

  • Alaska Aces offer local pro hockey action

    Fans who routinely fill up the stands at the Sullivan Arena to cheer on the Alaska Aces hockey team are perhaps the most fervent group of sports fans in Alaska. They often paint their faces blue and white and ring their signature cowbells to show their support for the state's only ECHL (formerly