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  • Columbus Day safety message

    Columbus Day marks the anniversary of the discovery of our great nation. It is also a long holiday weekend. Many of our Airmen, Soldiers, civilian and families will set out to take advantage of one of the last opportunities to enjoy Alaska before winter sets in. This increases the risk of accidents. We all need to do our part to keep our family

  • Combined Federal Campaign kickoff Tuesday

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Combined Federal Campaign begins Tuesday and is scheduled to run until Nov. 18.CFC is the federal government's authorized charity drive, the only time when federal employees, to include the Department of Defense, can be solicited for donations.This year, the CFC celebrates its 50th anniversary with the motto "50
  • U. S. Air Force Lt .Gen. Dana Atkins, Alaskan Command commander and Air Force Col. Robert Evans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson/673d Air Base Wing commander, pay respect to the colors presented by a joint color guard during the 673d ABW's July 30, 2010 activation ceremony, and Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremiah Erickson)

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson marks one year since becoming fully operations capable

    What a year it has been. What a year it is. We are a nation at war. A nation born of battle, we've never been in sustained combat for so long in our history. Nor, can we find historical precedence for our current economic woes. Sustained combat power downrange, efficient operations at our installations back home. That is what our nation needs from

  • Annual JBER Bazaar open to public

    The Elmendorf Officers' Spouse Organization is hosting the 26th Annual JBER Arctic Bazaar Sat. 9 a.m to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Non-DoD card holders must use the Post Road Gate and will be directed to Hangar 5. The event is a craft extravaganza, featuring local artists' work of pottery, woodwork, art, holiday items,
  • Three F-22 Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron sit at the end of the runway before they take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 21, after a four-month stand down. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 to resume flight operations. The commander of Air Combat Command directed a stand-down of the fleet May 3 as a safety precaution, following 12 separate reported incidents where pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Gross)

    Certified for operations, JBER F-22s return to Alaska skies

    After a four-month stand down, the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, returned to the skies Wednesday.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that allowed the F-22 to resume flight operations.The commander of Air Combat
  • Senior Airmen Chris O'Brien, an Arctic Reservist with the 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron carries the flag in a formation run in honor of 9/11 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The 24-hour run was sponsored by the Arnold Air Society from the University of Alaska at Anchorage.

    Run for remembrance

    The solemnity of 9/11 was echoed on base here with a remembrance run hosted by the Arnold Air Society detachment from the University of Alaska at Anchorage.Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Chris O'Brien was one of more than 40 volunteers that ran a loop around the base carrying the US flag in tribute to the heroes and victims of the 9/11 tragedy on
  • BECKLEY, W. Va., -- Arctic Reservist Staff Sgt. Jean Bartness, 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, accepts a delivery of rock she will haul around the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, future home of the National Boy Scout Jamboree. Twenty two Air Force Reservists from Alaska went to the site to break ground on the project which will take nearly two years to complete (Air Force Photo/Maj. Lisa Reaver)

    Arctic Reserve engineers team with Soldiers, Sailors to break ground for Boy Scout site

    Arctic Reservists from the 477th Fighter Group recently returned from an historic training mission supporting Joint Task Force - Summit, laying the foundation for the future home of the National Boy Scout Jamboree here.During their two-week annual training mission in Beckley, 22 Air Force Reservists combined efforts with Navy Reserve Seabees and
  • Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard Members post the Colors at the beginning of the western regional Yellow Ribbon Event, May 14-15 at the Tempe Mission Palms Resort in Tempe, Ariz. The event provided Reservists, Guardsmen and their families with information and tools necessary for successful deployments. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Erin Smith)

    Yellow Ribbon provides service members, families tools for success

    Service members and their families received tools necessary for successful deployments during the western regional Yellow Ribbon event held at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Ariz., May 14-15.The event was referred to as a purple event, as it included Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and Army National Guard members. It was designed for
  • Tech. Sgt. Teo Mejaperatla, a Reservist with the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, de-limbs a tree before it is shipped off to make into lumber during construction of the Boy Scout Jamboree site. Twenty-two Arctic Reservists traveled to Beckley, W. Va. to begin work on a 10,600 acre site. (Photo by Master Sgt. Brede Emtman)

    Arctic Reservists begin work on Boy Scout Jamboree site

    Arctic Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron recently arrived in Beckley, W. Va. to begin work on a 10,600 acre National Scout Jamboree site as a part of Joint Task Force Summit. Over the next two weeks, 22 Reserve civil engineers will clear trees and install silt fences on the site that will also serve as the location for a
  • Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick Travers has been awarded Air Force Reserve Command’s Chaplain Individual Award for Excellence. His accomplishments that led to him winning this award were volunteering for a third unsolicited seven month deployment, constructing the chapel service program for the newly activated 477th Fighter Group from scratch, and completing 12 hours of legal education classes to maintain his attorney license.(Photo by Maj.Lisa Reaver)

    477th FG Chaplain receives AFRC Award for Excellence

    Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick Travers was awarded the Air Force Reserve Command's Chaplain Individual Award for Excellence during a ceremony May 3 in Denver, Colo."I was honored to receive this award, knowing that so many other Air Force Reserve chaplains had so many great achievements during 2010," said Chaplain Travers. "I hope and pray that this award
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