• PFAR trains to be mission ready

    Dirt and debris flew everywhere, thrown into the air by the rapid rotating blades of a UH-60 Black Hawk as it hovered to the ground carrying a M119 105 mm howitzer cannon. The Black Hawk released the howitzer and it settled to the ground as Soldiers made a quick exit and ducked for cover until the

  • Energy awareness saves money at work, home

    October is Energy Awareness Month and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's energy team is working a three-pronged plan to reduce energy use, create new energy and change the culture of base energy users.Reduce demandJBER Resource Efficiency Manager Francis Sheridan explained changing demand comes in

  • Alaska Guard improves readiness with new equipment

     From state-of-the-art Army combat helmets to brand new up-armored vehicles, the Alaska National Guard boasts the newest individual and unit level equipment worth millions of dollars. For the past two years, the Alaska Army National Guard reorganized our legacy forces of units such as the 207th

  • 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