• The river just knows: Healing waters flow for Arctic Warriors

    In the morning the waters of the Kenai River lapped gently against the bow of boats. The sky broke with sunlight as the fishermen prepared for the day.The fishing day for Alaska's section of project Healing Waters, an organization dedicated to inspir¬ing and helping veterans wounded physically or

  • On the road to becoming a path finder

    Approximately 50 members of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion recently participated in a three-week path finder course taught by instructors from the U.S. Army Path Finder School at Fort Benning, Georgia. "A path finder is a subject matter expert on all sling load operations, helicopter

  • JBER Airman honored to play part in former senator's memorial

     As a young man growing up in Chicago, Airman 1st Class Royce Williams never thought he would be a part of a historic event in this nation's history.That all changed a few days ago when Airman Williams was chosen to be one of the pallbearers of a joint military honor guard that transported the

  • Installation excellence funds: where they are now

    Since the announcement of Elmendorf winning the 2010 Commander and Chief annual award for Instillation Excellence Airmen are wondering where the million dollars gained from their hard work has gone.The answer is easier for them to find than they realize. The command staff has sent out notices in the

  • Reserve pilot pulls double duty during Red Flag

    Any pilot flying sorties during Red Flag-Alaska can expect long days filled with mission planning, and pre and post flight briefings.Maj. Chad Feucht, 302nd Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor pilot, is fulfilling his Reserve flying commitment during the realistic 10-day air combat training exercise, but

  • Anchorage, military community pay respects to late senator

    The Anchorage and military communities, along with many political dignitaries, came to pay their respects to former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens at a funeral service Aug. 18, at the Anchorage Baptist Temple.Hundreds of people poured into the auditorium to say their goodbyes.Sen. Stevens was killed in a

  • 477th Fighter Group takes flight

    The 477th Fighter Group men and women, Arctic Reservists, showed they were ready to take flight as a relatively new unit during their annual picnic Aug. 15, by releasing an American Bald Eagle back into the wild. The release is symbolic of the unit's growth since it's stand-up in 2007, said Col.

  • EMEDS training a first at JBER

    Eighty-one Airmen from around the Pacific Air Forces participated in the first Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Expeditionary Medical Support Training from Aug. 9-13.The five-day course is typically held at Brooks City Base in San Antonio. The course is a mandatory pre-deployment requirement, where

  • NORAD, Russian Air Force make history in combined efforts

    History was made this past week when U.S. and Canadian forces teamed up with Russian forces for a first-ever cooperative air defense exercise across an international boundary.The Russian Federation Air Force, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Alaskan NORAD Region conducted the