• 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.

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER Annual Snow Parade Oct. 3

    To mark the coming winter season, the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron snow control team’s annual parade of snow-removal vehicles will be Oct. 3 at 11 a.m., at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • Soldier Dies of Injuries in Bear Attack

    A U.S. Army Alaska Soldier died of injuries sustained in a bear attack May 10 while working in a JBER training area. A fellow Soldier also received minor injuries in the attack.Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant, 30, an infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was

  • JBER Soldier killed in bear attack

    A U.S. Army Alaska Soldier died of injuries sustained in bear attack today in a training area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill.The Soldier was part of a small group training in Training Area 412. The name of the Soldier is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.The 673d Security