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May 19, 2025
Access to Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Richardson National Cemetery May 26

The Fort Richardson National Cemetery is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony at noon, May 26, to honor our nation’s fallen heroes.
May 15, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER to celebrate Arbor Day May 19

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host an Arbor Day event at the JBER Library, May 19, 2025, at 10 a.m.
May 9, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER hosts Police Week events

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host its annual Police Week series of events beginning May 12 through 16.
May 1, 2025
JBER hosts 39th Military Retiree Appreciation Day May 3

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host its 39th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, 9387 Kuter Ave.
April 25, 2025
Public comment begins for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Mortar and Artillery Training at JBER, Alaska

Editor’s Note (May 20, 2025):A previous version of the PMART release published April 25, 2025, misstated the dates for the upcoming hearings. The hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and Thursday, May 22, 2025—not Tuesday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 22, as originally reported. The
April 23, 2025
JBER plans prescribed burns in training areas April 26

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire and Emergency Services, 11th Airborne Division, and the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch JBER Wildland Support Module plan to conduct multiple controlled burns on JBER training lands beginning April 26.
Dec. 3, 2024
Media Advisory: JBER hosts holiday tree lighting Dec. 5

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host its annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5. The event starts at 4 p.m. with holiday crafts and hot chocolate at the Arctic Warrior Chapel. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. outside
Sept. 6, 2024
Media Advisory: JBER Fire and Emergency Services host 9/11 memorial stair climb

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire and Emergency Services will host a 9/11 memorial stair climb at the JBER fire training grounds, Sept. 14, 2024.Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., 60 individuals representing fire, explosive ordinance
Aug. 27, 2024
Media Advisory: 673d Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight hosts joint field training exercise with Army partners

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The 673d Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight is hosting a joint field training exercise with the 716th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company and other partners over the course of four days, culminating in a capstone event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
July 24, 2024
More than 260,000 attend JBER’s Arctic Thunder Open House 2024

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The official attendance assessment for the biennial Arctic Thunder Open House on July 20 and 21, 2024 is more than 260,000, based on aerial imagery and data collection; two and a half times the attendees in 2022.