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  • One Tough Mudder

    Capt. Chris Castaneda, a Reservist with the 477th Fighter Group, along with two friends formed a 3-man team to compete in the Tri-State Tough Mudder competition Nov. 21. The Tri-State Tough Mudder is a 12 mile course comprised of 19 military-style obstacles laid out over a muddy motocross track in

  • SCAM ALERT

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson service member identities are currently a target for an ongoing Internet scam. People outside of Alaska are being duped by an Internet scammer claiming to be a JBER Airman or Soldier who is selling an item, such as a car, requiring a large money transaction. It would

  • Protect your pets: holiday safety tips

    Safety is always a top priority; however we sometimes forget our four-legged and feathered friends have special safety needs during the holiday season. Here are a few tips to make sure they enjoy the holiday season as much as you do.The holidays are the season for over-indulging, we cook more and

  • Huffing kills, 'Spice' off limits

    The practice seems harmless enough.Service members, looking to dull the edge of a stressful day, walk into a head shop after work and buy a small package of K2, the brand name of a smokeable concoction that is perfectly legal in the state in which they are residing.It is not, however, legal in the

  • Generations of pilots featured in Air Force illustration

    When it comes to the Air Force in Alaska, the old cliché saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" stands true after Artist Ben Bensen completed his depiction of the arctic warrior entitled "The Heart, Mind and Soul of an Arctic Warrior."Bensen visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson this spring,

  • Commander sends holiday greetings

    As we celebrate this holiday season and prepare for the challenges of 2011, I want to thank you for serving our nation as Citizen Airmen.You have stepped up to meet every tasking given to you. You airlifted much needed aid to disaster victims, deployed to Afghanistan, helped usher in a new era in

  • Reservist places 10th in Air Force Marathon

    Staff Sgt. Jose Garza, 477th Maintenance Squadron low observable technician, placed 10th in the Air Force marathon at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio Sept. 18. Sergeant Garza placed 35th in last year's Air Force Marathon and his run time secured him a place on this year's Pacific Air

  • Squadron tests newest F-22s, live-firing of missiles

    The 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, deployed F-22s and personnel to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, to participate in exercise Combat Archer, the air-to-air evaluation portion of the United States Air Force's Weapons Systems Evaluation Program.The 90th FS is training and being evaluated with

  • Reservist’s Kilimanjaro climb a mountain of a cause

    Most people dream of traveling the world, or conquering large obstacles. Maj. Lisa Reaver, a reservist with the 477th Fighter Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was able to do both in a trip that took her halfway around the world to climb Tanzania's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro."A teammate