• Prep for unit inspection begins

    Last Friday may have been con¬fusing for some on the installation. With Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Unit Compliance Inspection coming up Oct. 18 to 22, the installation recently held and is planning another emergency management exercise for Oct. 7, in preparation for the UCI. "The Emergency

  • ‘Space A’ program makes room for eligible travelers

    Many Department of Defense identification card holders are eligible for discount flights around the Pacific theater, and the world. The 732nd Air Mobility Squad¬ron manages the Joint Base El¬mendorf-Richardson Passenger Terminal, and the unit wants the community to know what a big benefit they may

  • New Air Force NCO education center opens

    The newest facility in Air Force Professional Military Education officially opened its doors on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 17. The ribbon was cut near the east entrance of the facility, Sept. 17, by retired Chief Master Ser-geant of the Air Force (13th) Jim Finch, Col. Robert D. Evans,

  • Get 0ut: weekend in Homer

    Bored with city life and the same old routine? Want to get away from it all? Those with a prescrip¬tion for some angling excitement or a rest and relaxation weekend will find Homer is just what the doctor ordered.Located just a few hundred miles from Anchorage, the Alaskan fishing village with a

  • Don’t take a chance, get the flu shot

    If nine out of 10 people who played the lottery actually won, who wouldn't want to try their chances?When it comes to flu shots, it's the same odds. Nine out of 10 healthy people who get a seasonal flu shot, don't get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.With flu

  • The standard bearer: Son of military policeman featured on CBS Sports

    Standing at 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing just over 300 pounds, Wesley Sau¬vao, son of Army Staff Sgt. Eneriko Sauvao, 793rd Military Police Battalion, might seem conspicuous anywhere else, but not on the collegiate football field.That is unless the younger Sauvao exits the stadium tunnel

  • Centurions vanquish Air Force firefighters

    Soldiers representing HHC, 725th Brigade Support Battalion "Centurions," 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, defeated Air Force firefighters representing the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 673d Air Base Wing Fire and Emergency Services Department in the inaugural JBER softball