Fort Wainwright will conduct the Black Start exercise next week, testing their ability to restore power in the event of large installation outages or a blackout.
Students with Service High School’s Biomedical Career Academy recently had the opportunity to explore different career paths during a visit to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital and get a closer look at what happens behind its doors.
Anchorage Police Department recruits are burning rubber on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of a weeklong Emergency Vehicle Operations Course in collaboration with JBER Security Forces.
The event offers free lift tickets for active duty and retired military, veterans and their families on the first Monday of the month throughout the ski season.
The 11th Airborne Division for U.S. Army Alaska participated in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-02 exercise, which included a jump, simulated combat, and a medical evacuation rehearsal.
Servicemembers and their families at Fort Wainwright now have a new place to get together for food, activities and social gatherings after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 20.
The Alaska Military Youth Academy’s (AMYA) cycle is coming to a close. Five months of discipline and hard work are set to pay off soon, as cadets will walk the stage at Alaska Airlines Center for graduation in less than three weeks.
To go inside the gates, the journey begins on the outside; whether you’re connecting with a recruiter at a high school, sporting event or even at the recruiter's office, you should know what to expect before you sign up to serve.
Klatt Elementary School students had a special surprise Monday as they wrapped up Red Ribbon Week - the longest-running drug and violence prevention program in the United States.
Sit inside the cockpit of an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 cargo jet as it links up with a KC-135 Stratotanker out of Eielson Air Force Base to take on fuel mid-air.
Former Commander of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard — Brig. Gen. Tony Stratton — took his final flight in a C-17 Globemaster III out of JBER ahead of his retirement.
ROTC cadets with the University of Alaska got a hands-on lesson in active-duty military training during a biannual operational partnership between the institution, the U.S. Army, and the Alaska Army National Guard.
Alaska Army National Guardsmen will soon head down to the Lower 48 as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Two crew chiefs with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing were awarded Air Medals for going above and beyond the line of duty during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
While many Alaskans are weary of seeing the summer months fade into the rear view, the Alaska National Guard celebrated the changing seasons with its first Fall Festival held on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Two years after Patrick Romeo ran the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, he swore he'd never do it again — until his original bib number became a lifeline for struggling service members.
Inside the Gates: 21-year U.S. Coast Guard veteran Joe Symonoski says he wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Alaska Fisher House, an organization that provides free accommodations for military members and their families who have to travel to Anchorage for medical care.
Damage from the recent record-breaking flooding in Juneau was so widespread it prompted the mobilization of state resources from the Alaska Organized Militia - including the Alaska Air and Army National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, and the Alaska State Defense Force to assist in recovery efforts.
Soldiers deployed overseas for the past nine months returned home in early August, greeted with a welcoming ceremony held at the Alaska National Guard Readiness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Soldiers assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard’s 910th Engineer Support Company are getting hands-on experience in the construction industry, working on the Alcantra Realignment Project in Wasilla.
After nearly eight decades since leaving the U.S. Army, 103-year-old World War II veteran Louis Gigliotti is finally cashing in his Veteran Affairs benefits, after his caregiver discovered that he was using his own money to pay for his medical expenses.
It’s a multi-part process, with many checks and balances, to rig a parachute system back together, but it's a process that riggers with the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division know is essential to service.
After serving two years in Alaska, outgoing Commander of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and the 673d Air Base Wing, Col. David Wilson passed the flag to incoming Commander Col. Lisa Mabbutt at a change of command ceremony held July 16.
Nine soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard's 49th Personnel Detachment were honored at the Camp Carroll flagpole on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in late May, as part of a farewell ceremony ahead of their nine-month deployment to the Middle East.
After months of early mornings, daily bed-makings, structured schooling, and so many pushups - the high schoolers enrolled in the 2024-1 spring cycle with the Alaska Military Youth Academy have made it to their graduation stage.
Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler received a bid farewell on June 24th, during a change of command ceremony on JBER. Eifler, who took command of the 11th Airborne Division just over two years ago, will pass the torch to Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Hilbert.
By Georgina Fernandez, Taylor Pierre and Madelyn Brokaw
Increased aircraft noise and traffic could have been seen around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the first half of June, as the base welcomed thousands of national and international partners for Red Flag Alaska 24-2.
The U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division opened the gates of Alaska’s military installations to the public recently as part of Arctic Angel Rendezvous Week.
