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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
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.
June 27, 2024
90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing mourn loss of pilot

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The cause of death of a U.S. Air Force captain with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Wing is still under investigation by the Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office.Capt. Brock “Soap” McArdle, 30, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was found deceased in his
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.
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.
Sept. 12, 2022
Arctic Valley star maintenance

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 773d Civil Engineer Squadron recently performed maintenance on the star on Arctic Valley’s Mount Gordon Lyon, installing a remote module with a transmitter/receiver which will reduce the burden of maintenance. The star sits 4,000 feet above sea level, which makes
Aug. 26, 2022
ABW to partner with ASD on bus driver shortage, enters official support agreement

The 673d Air Base Wing and Anchorage School District reached an agreement today to provide active-duty Airmen as supplemental school bus drivers for the installation starting Sept 1.