• JBER prepares to host Arctic Thunder Open House 2026

    Leading up to the open house on August 8 and 9, service members, community members, and volunteers are working across the installation to prepare the flightline for an estimated crowd of 200,000 attendees. Crews are setting up crowd barriers, vendor areas, static aircraft displays, seating and

  • U.S. Navy Blue Angels ATOH Incentive Flight

    Jamar Hill, founder of Gamers Baseball Alaska, participates in a flight with the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2026. The Blue Angels selected Hill for the flight to recognize his dedication to Anchorage youth. After a

  • Continuing the mission: 673d Air Base Wing Change of Command

    Airmen from the 673d Logistic Readiness Group, Civil Engineering Group, Mission Partner Support, Medical Group and Wing Staff Agencies attended and supported the event as U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Mabbutt gave her final remarks as the outgoing 673d ABW commander.

  • Undersecretary of the Air Force talks modernization in Alaska

    The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Matt Lohmeier, toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska from June 22 to 24 to identify opportunities for construction and modernization at arctic military installations.

  • 673d MSG change of command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Dustin Hansen relinquishes command of the 673d Mission Support Group to Col. Jacob Foley at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 18, 2026. The 673d MSG is composed of five squadrons – the 773d Force Support Squadron, the 673d Communications Squadron, the 673d Security

  • EOD performs rapid airfield damage recovery training at JBER

    A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal Airmen assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer EOD flight participate in a rapid airfield damage recovery training operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 10, 2026. Training such as RADR are important to maintain mission readiness and

  • JBER pararescuemen participate in ATOH 26 FSE

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Reddington, 210th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, looks out of the window of an HH-60W Jolly Green II during the Arctic Thunder Open House 26 full-scale exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2026. The exercise simulated a recovery