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U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers Conduct Combatives Training
February 7, 2020 — Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska conduct Modern Army Combatives Program grappling and tactical scenarios on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 6, 2020, designed to enhance unit combat readiness by building personal courage, confidence, and resiliency as well as situational responsiveness to close-quarter threats in an operational environment.... MORE

JBER Airmen Compete in F-22 Load Competition
February 4, 2020 — Airmen assigned to the 90th and 525th Aircraft Maintenance Units compete during a timed F-22 Raptor load crew competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 31, 2020.... MORE

3rd MUNS Airmen build new bombs, lethality
December 19, 2019 — Airmen of the 3rd Munitions Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are becoming vastly more effective and lethal due to a regimen of training on bombs used in different locations. The 3rd MUNS primarily builds bombs for the F-22 Raptors based here – their bread and butter are the 1,000-pound guided bomb units called GBU-32s. Because they could be deployed or on temporary duty working with other aircraft, they’re now working with 11 different bombs and variants, making them more effective, more quickly.... MORE

17th CSSB trains newest NCOs
December 9, 2019 — Soldiers of the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, participated in a Junior Leaders Development Course Dec. 2 through 5 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.... MORE

Paratroopers conduct live-fire qualification
December 9, 2019 — Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct live-fire qualification at Grezelka range, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2019. The Soldiers practiced identifying, and engaging targets at varying distances to solidify their proficiency with the weapons in sub-arctic conditions.... MORE

JBER Army Education Center hosts Fall Education Fair
November 4, 2019 — The JBER Army Education Center hosted the event, which allowed more than 20 vendors to showcase a variety of educational opportunities.... MORE

Army ties to Alaska Day remain strong
October 30, 2019 — The small town of Sitka, Alaska, maybe hundreds of miles away from U.S. Army Alaska headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but their ties remain strong with the annual Alaska Day Festival.... MORE

Alaska National Guard commander eyes regional hub concept
October 7, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commander of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, visited this remote Yukon village Oct. 4 as part of a new initiative to strengthen his department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities.... MORE

Navy, Marine Corps Conduct Arctic Exercise in Alaska
September 5, 2019 — About 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 in the Aleutian Islands, South Central Alaska and Southern California Sept. 1-28.... MORE

Alaska Army and Air Guard members help fight wildfires
August 22, 2019 — The Alaska Army and Air National Guard have been assisting the Division of Forestry with fire suppression and additional support on the McKinley and Swan Lake Fires since Sunday.... MORE