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March 29, 2022
Air Force and Army conduct airborne operations

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct airborne operations over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022. The paratroopers conducted the training to strengthen mission
March 29, 2022
377th PFAR conduct artillery live-fire training

USARAK trains year-round in an arctic environment to prepare for real-world combat missions, and uses artillery live-fire training to strengthen and hone artillery skills.
March 29, 2022
Braving the Last Frontier: recounting the ITI 1,000-mile ultramarathon

Frozen air whips by, sinking its teeth into any inch of exposed skin it can find. Snow pushes in from all sides, forcing its way through waterproofed layers and attempting to soak everything beneath. Dozens of pounds of gear are pulling and dragging and begging to stop as they are carried ever
March 24, 2022
962nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit preps E-3 Sentry for takeoff

962nd Aircraft Maintenance tow an E-3 Sentry AWACS from its hangar and marshal before takeoff.
March 23, 2022
JBER hosts Chief Induction Ceremony

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted its annual Chief Master Sergeant Induction ceremony March 18.
March 3, 2022
Air Force and Alaska Army National Guard engineers hold joint operations exercise

Alaska Army National Guard and Air Force engineers held joint operations field training exercise at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2022. The exercise consisted of airlift operations, construction of arctic defensive fighting positions, and a simulated small arms
March 2, 2022
USARAK hosts media roundtable in response to increased suicide cases

U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Bryan Eifler, and other USARAK leaders hosted a media roundtable at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 25, 2022.
March 2, 2022
673d Air Base Wing Annual Awards Ceremony

The 673d Air Base Wing held its Annual Awards Ceremony to honor the wing’s best and brightest in Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2022. Each of the nominees were recognized during a medallion ceremony, followed by award presentations later in the evening.
Feb. 22, 2022
1-501st Scout Platoon holds reconnaissance and mobility training

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, hold reconnaissance training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2022. The training
Feb. 22, 2022
611 ACOMS conduct cyber defense activities in remote Arctic location

Stepping off a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron and into freezing air, four members of the 611th Air Communications Squadron made their way to one of the most remote radar sites in the country, located 350 miles above the Arctic Circle and just outside the village of Utqiagvik.