• Trailblazers host Girl Scout 'boot camp'

    The 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade hosted its first Trailblazer Boot Camp for more than 300 Girl Scouts from the Anchorage Area, Oct. 29, at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. The Scouts ranged in age from 5 to 18 years old.The event aimed to give the Girl Scouts an opportunity to build an enduring

  • A guided tour of JBER’s Airborne Air Control Squadron

    "Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contended armies, the war must become a conflict between the seeing host and one that is blind." - H.G. WellsThough fighters like the F-15 Eagle and their crack pilots are often wholly credited for quickly gaining air supremacy in conflicts

  • JBER AWACS reunite with old friends

    It has been more than 40 years since the three squadrons making up the 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing have been united. Since they parted ways from Otus Air Force Base, Mass., in 1969, the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the 961st AACS from

  • Iditarod Dining Facility continues improvements

    Members of the Iditarod Dining Facility have been working diligently in an effort to continue improving the dining experience for their patrons.Those who haven't been to the Iditarod Dining Facility might be inclined to do so and take notice in the many changes the facility has made already and,

  • Alaska National Guardsman saves youth at Elmendorf Pool

    National Guardsmen are well known for their willingness to help others at any place or time. For one young boy at the Elmendorf Fitness Center, that willingness to help may have saved his life Sept. 29.Senior Airman Ferdie Villaflores, an Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th

  • JBER swimmers compete in fall meet

    The U.S. Army Alaska women's swim team's strong showing at the intramural sports season's second swim meet propelled them to first place for the event, despite not fielding a team for the spring meet earlier this year.The second meet was competed Oct. 21 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center

  • Anchorage Museum brings Alaska to the world, the world to Alaska

    Located in the heart of downtown Anchorage, the Anchorage Museum has been offering art and history to Alaska residents and visitors since 1968.Sarah Henning, Anchorage Museum public relations manager, said the facility expanded its charter in 2008 with an added science dimension, when the museum

  • Reservist’s Kilimanjaro climb a mountain of a cause

    Most people dream of traveling the world, or conquering large obstacles. Maj. Lisa Reaver, a reservist with the 477th Fighter Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was able to do both in a trip that took her halfway around the world to climb Tanzania's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro."A teammate

  • Guardsmen assist Fish and Game to clean-up Goose Bay

    Twenty-five Alaska National Guardsmen and 35 recruits from the Alaska Army National Guard's Recruit Sustainment Program partnered with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to clean the Goose Bay State Game Refuge during a "Guard the Environment" event this past weekend.Guard the Environment is a

  • Soldiers gone, but not forgotten: An open letter to fallen heroes

    Dear Pfc. William B. Dawson and Pfc. Jaysine P.S. Petree, family and friends have gathered today to honor your memories, your courage and your selfless service to your country.As we think about all the joy that you brought into our lives, we are always able to smile and to laugh through the tears