• JBER F-22 Raptors arrive at Ted Stevens for Polar Force exercise

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – F-22 Raptors assigned to JBER’s 3rd Wing are at Ted Stevens International Airport in support of the biannual Polar Force mission readiness exercise which concludes April 8. People who live or work near Ted Stevens can expect increased air traffic and a

  • JBER airman victim in Dec. 15 Wasilla fire

    A 39-year-old airman assigned to the 673d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, has been identified as the victim in a fire which occurred the night of Dec. 15 in Wasilla, Alaska.The fire is being investigated by the Alaska State Fire Marshal and the cause of death is under

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: JBER Annual Arbor Day Celebration May 18

    On May 18, 2021, JBER will host an Arbor Day Celebration at 10 a.m. outside Aurora Elementary School. During the ceremony, JBER will be presented a Tree City USA award by the State of Alaska Division of Forestry, on behalf of the National Arbor Day Foundation. 

  • Red Flag-Alaska 21-2 scheduled for June

    Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, is scheduled to run from June 10-25.

  • JBER commander declares end of public health emergency

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson installation commander has rescinded the Public Health Emergency (PHE) originally declared on Nov. 9. Because of the steady reduction in community transmission of COVID and maintained medical capability and sufficient

  • JBER receives COVID-19 vaccine and begins inoculations

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – As 2020 draws to a close, staff with the 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are vaccinating healthcare workers and other critical JBER personnel to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.The installation’s first batch of Pfizer’s COVID-19

  • Prescribed burns at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

    MEDIA ADVISORYCrews from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Air Force Wildland Fire Branch and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department will all take part in prescribed burning at JBER beginning Monday, April 29.The goal is to remove grassy fuels present on approximately 1,774 acres of military

  • Air Force and Army Disaster Training Exercise

    The 673d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, will host a Disaster Training Exercise with Soldiers and Airmen from Contracting and Finance units from JBER, Eielson AFB, and Fort Wainwright. The exercise is designed to train and prepare contracting and finance personnel to respond

  • Polar Force aviation training

    People in the vicinity of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson may notice an increase in air traffic, which may be louder than usual, during the Polar Force exercise through April 5.