• JBER’s 3rd AEW to lead Agile Reaper 24-1

    The 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will conduct Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 in the Indo-Pacific region from April 10 to 17, 2024.

  • JBER Airman dies following workplace incident

    A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant assigned to the 3rd Wing has died after sustaining an injury while performing his assigned duties at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 15, 2024. The Airman was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which occurred at approximately noon. The name of

  • JBER adds four military aerial demo teams to Arctic Thunder Open House 2024

    This year's Arctic Thunder Open House committee has confirmed additional demonstration teams for the 2024 lineup. In addition to the U. S. Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron, the “Thunderbirds,” and the Joint Forces Demonstration Team, four more military aerial demo teams will appear at the

  • 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.

  • 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

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER holiday tree lighting Nov. 30

    On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will host its annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony.This free event, open to all Department of Defense ID cardholders, begins at 4 p.m. and ends with the lighting of the tree outside Building 1 at approximately 6:30 p.m. The ceremony is a way to

  • JBER to conduct emergency-response exercise Oct. 19 and 20

    First responders and other Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel will conduct an emergency-response exercise Oct. 19 and 20.The exercise tests capabilities of security, fire, medical, explosive ordnance disposal, communications, and other JBER personnel.