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JBER Airman awarded Bronze Star
January 10, 2020 — JBER Airman Awarded Bronze Star... MORE

Carbon Monoxide: The Invisible Killer
January 10, 2020 — With the lowest temperatures since 2017 hitting Anchorage and JBER, people are trying to find ways to heat their homes, garages and other occupiable spaces. ... MORE

JBER announced as finalist for the Air Force’s 2020 Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award
January 9, 2020 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska is a finalist for the Air Force’s 2020 Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award. ... MORE

PACAF’s largest Multi-Service Unit supports JBER resiliency
December 27, 2019 — The Pacific Air Force’s largest multi-service unit supports installation resiliency by caring for people. At the hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the MSU provides inpatient services for all military members and their families, Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs patients other than labor and delivery, intensive care, and psychiatric inpatients. ... MORE

3rd MUNS Airmen build new bombs, lethality
December 19, 2019 — Airmen of the 3rd Munitions Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are becoming vastly more effective and lethal due to a regimen of training on bombs used in different locations. The 3rd MUNS primarily builds bombs for the F-22 Raptors based here – their bread and butter are the 1,000-pound guided bomb units called GBU-32s. Because they could be deployed or on temporary duty working with other aircraft, they’re now working with 11 different bombs and variants, making them more effective, more quickly.... MORE

Spartan Paratroopers Descend Into Winter Wonderland
December 18, 2019 — Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a parachute jump on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 11, 2019.... MORE

Soldiers Repair Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Engine
December 17, 2019 — Soldiers assigned to the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, remove a damaged engine from an M984A2 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck wrecker in their unit’s motor pool on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2019. The M984A2 is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, variant of the HEMTT used in vehicle recovery operations. ... MORE

17th CSSB trains newest NCOs
December 9, 2019 — Soldiers of the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, participated in a Junior Leaders Development Course Dec. 2 through 5 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.... MORE

9th Army Band performs a variety of functions
December 9, 2019 — The United States Military’s musicians were awarded the National Medal of Arts, Nov. 21, 2019, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 9th Army Band.... MORE

Annual breakfast honors Warrior Care Month
December 9, 2019 — The annual Warrior Care breakfast and information fair was held in honor of Military Appreciation and Warrior Care Month, Nov. 22, 2019. ... MORE