JBER declares health emergency after seven COVID-19 cases confirmed
Alaska officials announced 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday night, bringing the statewide total to 32.
Military
Navy ship Bob Hope is in Anchorage to unload military supplies
A Port of Alaska spokesman said the scheduled stop is not uncommon for the port, which is near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
One of Anchorage’s COVID-19 cases involves JBER airman who traveled overseas
Base officials said the airman is “self-quarantined at their off-base residence.”
US and Canadian air forces intercept and escort Russian planes off Alaska’s Arctic coast
The Russian planes never left international airspace during the four-hour flight on Monday, military officials said.
JBER airman is demoted for peeing in the office coffee maker
The charges were first made public earlier this month on a Facebook page popular with enlisted Air Force personnel.
Navy will take public comment on Gulf of Alaska exercises
Northern Edge is a major Army, Navy and Air Force exercise held every two years across Alaska.
Alaska National Guardsmen return home after 4 months in Iraq
The airbase where the Alaskans were stationed was attacked Jan. 7 by Iranian rockets.
East High School’s Army JROTC cadets properly retire US and Alaska flags
About 30 U.S. flags and eight Alaska flags, no longer fit to be displayed, were properly disposed of by burning.
Drills over Hawaii preview Alaska’s future as a mecca for fighter jets
The combination of two squadrons of F-22 fighters based at JBER and the full fleet of F-35As at Eielson will make Alaska home to more fifth-generation fighters than anywhere else in the world, top Air Force officials have said.
Sen. Sullivan says he told Trump there may be a way to defuse hostilities with Iran
Alaska’s congressional delegation defended last week’s U.S. drone strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and said they’re monitoring the situation in Iraq.
About 2,000 Alaska-based troops are in Iraq as conflict with Iran flares
Fort Wainwright soldiers deployed to Iraq in August, and a coalition joint task force statement says they will help protect Iraqi bases after the attacks.
Confidential documents reveal U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan
For nearly two decades, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, and they knew it.
A JBER tradition: Officers dish up hearty Thanksgiving meal to soldiers far from home
The early holiday meal was a moment for soldiers far from their homes and families to come together, said Lt. Col. Joshua Gaspard.
Attorney for same-sex military spouse disputes state’s characterization of PFD denial as a mistake
A state employee indicated there have been other similar cases, the attorney said in a court filing.
‘Insurgents’ lobbied Trump for war crimes pardons with little Pentagon involvement, officials say
Trump’s intervention in the cases prompted a sharp backlash from some veterans and legal experts, who said that it will undermine the military justice system and weaken U.S. credibility abroad.
‘It’s good that we don’t forget’: Two JBER soldiers memorialized after their deaths in Afghanistan
The Alaska-based soldiers died during the 4-25′s most recent deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
One-of-a-kind Coast Guard icebreaker visits Juneau on its way home to Seattle
Healy is the only one of its class, a modern medium icebreaker built from the hull out to support science missions in the Arctic Ocean.
Fort Wainwright soldier in Iraq dies in non-combat incident
The Defense Department says the incident in which 23-year-old Sgt. Nathaneil G. Irish of Montana died is under investigation.
Report finds no definitive reasons for soldier suicides at Fort Wainwright
Since May 2018, nine Fort Wainwright soldiers have died in cases not attributed to accident or other known cause. Four have been confirmed as suicides.
32 Alaska-based paratroopers hurt when they drifted into trees during Mississippi training exercise
Injuries on jumps are fairly common but "to have this number is relatively rare,” a brigade commander said.