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Members from the Business Executives for National Security receive a brief during an installation visit at the Iditarod Dining Facility, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. The working lunch was an opportunity for both parties to build camaraderie and ask questions about day-to-day mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Members from the Business Executives for National Security attended a luncheon with Airmen from different units on the installation at the Iditarod Dining Facility, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. The working lunch was an opportunity for both parties to build camaraderie and ask questions about day-to-day mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Members from the Business Executives for National Security attend a site tour of key facilities at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. They discussed the Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage and its versatile capabilities in handling over five million tons of fuel and freight a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Members from the Business Executives for National Security attend a briefing by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Komatsu, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Alaskan Command, and Alaska Air National Guard, Chief of Joint Staff, during an installation visit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. BENS, along with key members on the installation, discussed the importance of the mission of the Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and the Eleventh Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Laura Kupe, Business Executives for National Security, deputy chief program officer, writes notes at a briefing during an installation visit at the combined headquarters Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. The briefing helped Kupe and her team better understand and discuss the important missions of the combined headquarters, and discussed homeland defense, operations at JBER and challenges unique to the arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, Business Executives for National Security, chief operating officer, engages in conversation with peers during a briefing at the combined headquarters Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. BENS is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1982, consisting of business executives and entrepreneurs who use their business experience to help address the United States’ pressing national security challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Komatsu, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Alaskan Command, and Alaska Air National Guard Chief of Joint Staff, briefs members of the Business Executives for National Security organization during an installation visit at the combined headquarters Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. Komatsu briefed the missions of the combined headquarters, discussing each commands’ roles and responsibilities in defending the homeland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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Members from the Business Executives for National Security visit an overview of the flight line extension construction site during a tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. They toured the installation to receive a better understanding of the base’s critical role in defending the homeland, the challenges faced in the arctic and day-to-day operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Michael Peña)

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Members from the Business Executives for National Security organization pose for a photo during a tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. They toured the installation to receive a better understanding of the base’s critical role in defending the homeland, the challenges faced in the arctic and day-to-day operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Michael Peña)

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Business Executives for National Security visit JBER

Published May 13, 2026
By Staff Sgt. J. Michael Peña & Senior Airman Tala Hunt
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members from the Business Executives for National Security receive a brief during an installation visit at the Iditarod Dining Facility, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2026. The working lunch was an opportunity for both parties to build camaraderie and ask questions about day-to-day mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt)

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