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- Any service member or dependent at JBER who has COVID symptoms should be tested. Self-referral drive-up testing offered at the JBER Respiratory Clinic. Mon - Sun 7 A.M. - 3 P.M.
- Further reduction of garrison and tenant services--we are working to find ways to provide virtual services as much as possible
- Commissary and AAFES resources will remain available with current mitigating efforts in place
*** Latest JBER COVID updates can be found here: https://www.jber.jb.mil/Coronavirus/ ***

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Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee, Chris-Ann Wilmoth, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5, Flight 564, participates in a physical training session at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., July 1, 2020. To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April 2021. Testing in April will proceed without obtaining the waist measurement component. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Dec. 7, 2020 - To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.

Airmen honored for Colony Glacier efforts

U.S. Air Force Col. Travolis A. Simmons, the commander of the 3rd Wing, awards Joint Service Achievement Medals to Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron for their participation in the recovery effort during Operation Colony Glacier at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 30, 2020. Operation Colony Glacier is a real world mission to recover the remains, personal effects, and wreckage of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II that crashed Nov. 22, 1952 near Mt. Gannett, Alaska. In 2012 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers spotted debris from the wreckage during a routine training mission on Colony Glacier nearly 14 miles from where the plane first crashed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

Dec. 1, 2020 - The 3rd Maintenance Squadron honored 10 Airmen Nov. 30 for their participation in Operation Colony Glacier 2020.

JBER’s frontline workers stand up to COVID-19

U.S. Army Pvt. Daniel Murtagh, a combat medic specialist assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, tests a patient for COVID-19 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2020. The 673d MDG stood-up a drive-thru testing clinic to offer a fast, safe way to provide testing to base personnel and their dependents.

Nov. 25, 2020 - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the 673d Medical Group has been fighting the battle on the front lines here in the Last Frontier.

PACAF Airmen take RADAS to new heights

U.S. Air Force civil engineers fly a Small Unmanned Aircraft System during a newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2020. Throughout the first week of training, Airmen focused on learning to fly the SUAS. During the second week they learned to fly the RADAS mission while using the SUAS systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan Smith)

Nov. 25, 2020 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Twelve civil engineer Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, completed a 12-day secondary operator training course of the newly adopted Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS), at JBER, Nov. 20, 2020.

First-term Airman recognized as PACAF ARMS Airman of the Year

Airman 1st Class Kelly Penn, 3rd Operations Support Squadron aviation resource management journeyman, poses for the camera at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 23, 2020. Penn has been recognized as the Pacific Air Forces Aviation Resource Management System Airman of the Year and will go on to compete at the Air Force level.

Nov. 23, 2020 - A 3rd Operations Support Squadron Aviation Resource Management journeyman has been recognized as the Pacific Air Forces Aviation Resource Management System Airman of the Year.

USARAK Commander's Thanksgiving letter

Nov. 23, 2020 - Thanksgiving is a special time for Americans across the country, a time when loved ones come together in celebration of unity and gratitude. While this year the gatherings will be smaller and the events unique, it is still an opportunity to reflect upon the blessings we share with friends and family.

Spartan paratroopers recognized for saving a life

Col. Chris Landers, commander of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, congratulates Sgt. Cody Grant, for receiving the U.S. Army's Safety Guardian Award at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2020. Grant and his friend Staff Sgt. Joseph Kellogg were riding dirt bikes when they encountered an unconscious boy after he crashed on his ATV. They provided first aid and were able to contact emergency responders to get the child evacuated. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk)

Nov. 13, 2020 - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – Two paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” received the U.S. Army’s Safety Guardian Award here November 12, 2020. Staff Sgt. Joseph Kellogg and Sgt. Cody Grant provided life-saving actions to a 12-year-old victim of an All-Terrain Vehicle accident.

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Air Force, DOD Leaders Discuss Cutting-Edge Innovations

Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Steuer (left), a system supervisor assigned to the 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Air Force Airman 1st Class Kinsley Noel, a 374th CS radio frequency technician, set up a Hawkeye satellite at Babelthuap, Palau, during an exercise, Nov. 23, 2020.

Dec. 11, 2020 - Leaders from the Defense Department's Defense Innovation Unit and the Air Force spoke about DIU and AFWERX collaborative projects.

Pro Rata Vaccine Distribution is Fair, Equitable

Five military medical treatment facilities are participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine in development with AstraZeneca in Falls Church, Va., Nov. 17, 2020.

Dec. 11, 2020 - While COVID-19 vaccines roll out in limited supply, distribution is determined in direct proportion to the nation's adult population 18 years and older.

Centcom Commander: Middle East Refugee Camps Rife for Extreme Ideology

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Donn H. Hill, right, the commander of Train Advise Assist Command–East, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., center, the commander of the U.S. Central Command, during McKenzie’s visit in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2019.

Dec. 11, 2020 - The consequences of not tackling the problem of Middle Eastern internally displaced persons and refugees is going to produce enormous long-term extremism for the region and the world, the commander of U.S. Central Command said.

NATO's Success Depends on Ability to Change As Needed

U.S. and Italian troops operate a vehicle at a dig site while training in Udine, Italy, Dec. 9, 2020.

Dec. 10, 2020 - NATO's secretary general discussed a wide range of issues facing the alliance, particularly threats from China, and what he expects the alliance to achieve going forward.

Study Calls for Building Navy Force Structure to Counter Great Power Competitors

The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat, and the Indian Navy tanker INS Deepak steam in the Arabian Sea during Malabar 2020.

Dec. 10, 2020 - The Department of the Navy released the annual 30-year shipbuilding plan, which calls for a larger fleet of both manned and unmanned vessels prepared to face greater challenges on, above or under the sea.