First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Published Nov. 15, 2017 By Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton JBER Public Affairs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2017. The First Lady was returning from a Pacific Theater tour she attended with President Donald Trump. She attended the Month of the Military Family Celebration event held at the Arctic Oasis.