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  • On Firebirds' wings: JBER sends humanitarian aid to Nepal

    Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson sent the installation's first round of humanitarian support to the people of Nepal affected by a recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the form of a C-17 Globemaster III and support personnel May 1.The aircraft, from the 517th Airlift Squadron, carried a K Loader and a

  • JBER personnel at Exercise Balikatan help construct schools

    Philippine, U.S. and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes and Sabang to turn over brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015 April 28 and 29.This year marked the 31st iteration of

  • Key Spouse Program vital to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are essential to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front and the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron Key Spouse program takes it to heart.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance

  • 36th CRG expands US military support to Nepal

    The U.S. military has deployed the 36th Contingency Response Group, a rapid-deployment unit with the capability of securing and operating an airfield, to Kathmandu, Nepal May 5."While we are in Nepal we will work with the Nepalese to accelerate airfield operations and increase the capacity to bring

  • Joint Task Force 505 coordinates military relief efforts in Nepal

    The U.S. military is playing a crucial role in the "whole-government" approach toward humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake April 25.U.S. Pacific Command activated Task Force 505 May 1 to

  • Training in combat zone

    Master Sgt. Lee Pentimone, like many of the military and civilian personnel assigned to the various forward operating bases in Afghanistan, kept his M9 Beretta strapped to his side and his armor within reach. The Taliban attacked randomly -- sometimes during the day, sometimes at night -- and