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May 18, 2023
JBER to begin controlled burns starting May 20

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire and Emergency Services, 11th Airborne Division, and the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch JBER Wildland Support Module will conduct multiple controlled burns on JBER training lands beginning May 20.
May 17, 2023
JBER offers expedited Memorial Day access to Fort Richardson National Cemetery, ceremony

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s annual Memorial Day ceremony will be May 29 at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Pre-ceremonial music begins at 11:30 a.m. and the ceremony starts at noon.
May 4, 2023
US, Multinational service members, ships, aircraft meet in Alaska for Northern Edge 23-1

Thousands of U.S. service members, five ships and more than 150 aircraft are scheduled to participate in Northern Edge 2023 (NE23-1), a joint field training exercise at various locations in and around Alaska, beginning today.
May 1, 2023
Crashed and repaired F-22 relaunch set for May 3

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is set to fly May 3 for the first time since its mishap in 2018.
April 14, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER hosts outdoor recreation townhall

Leadership and subject matter experts from JBER will host a community forum on encroachment and land use issues April 17, 2023.
March 27, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: Wildland Fire Chainsaw Class set for March 28

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire and Emergency Services and Wildland Fire Support will host a wildland fire chainsaw class March 28 through 30 to train firefighters in the safe use of chainsaws for removing dead trees during a wildfire.
March 20, 2023
JB Elmendorf-Richardson selected to host new Joint Integrated Test and Training Center

The Department of the Air Force selected Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to host the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center, which is the first center capable of joint and multinational force training.
March 17, 2023
Army announces major upcoming Alaska exercise

The 11th Airborne Division’s annual regional combat training center exercise, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02, is set to begin March 27 and continue through April 5, with military vehicles and personnel moving between Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and
Feb. 17, 2023
3rd Air Expeditionary Wing leads Agile Combat Employment Exercise in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

The 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will lead an Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and part of the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) March 1-8.
Dec. 1, 2022
JBER offers expedited access to Wreaths Across America event

In an effort to reduce or eliminate wait times at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson gates for the Wreaths Across America event at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery Dec. 17, the 673d Security Forces Squadron's base-access section will have a dedicated call-in number for early registration Dec. 14