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JBER innovators nominated to 2020 Air Force Spark Tank
December 5, 2019 — The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels team’s C.B. hose was named one of two PACAF Spark Tank nominees to compete in the 2020 Air Force Spark Tank.... MORE

Medics Train Hoist Muscles With Alaska National Guard Aviators
December 2, 2019 — Medics from the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct training with aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard at Neibhur Drop Zone, Nov. 26, 2019, to hone their life-saving and Medevac hoist skills for the paratroopers’ upcoming rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.... MORE

Travis AFB Airmen confront arctic weather
November 27, 2019 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen hosted a five-day training for Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., at JBER, Alaska, Nov. 18-22, 2019.... MORE

Arctic Warrior Chiefs' Choice Award Winner of the Month - November 2019
November 26, 2019 — Name: SSgt Robert PayneUnit: 773 Logistics Readiness SquadronJob Description: Ground Transportation Operations Center DispatcherTime in service: 7 yearsPrevious Assignments: Whiteman AFB and Osan ABAccomplishments: SSgt Robert Payne has been key to the success of the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Ground Transportation Flight. He serves as a... MORE

JBER releases Air Installations Compatible Use Zones study results
November 22, 2019 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, publicly released the results of an Air Installations Compatible Use Zones study in November 2019.... MORE

Alaska ANG Guardian Angel Section supports Alaska’s rescue mission
November 19, 2019 — “Always sure,” said Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Ferdie Villaflores, 176th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician. “That is the motto we live by here in the Guardian Angel Section. The motto for the rescue community is ‘so others may live,’ and we need to be sure their equipment works 100 percent of the time, no matter what.”... MORE

Wilderness Inn Dining Facility cooks readiness recipe
November 18, 2019 — Around 4:40 a.m. as the key enters the cylinder and unlocks the doors, every day, 365 days a year, Soldiers and civilians begin their endeavor at the Wilderness Inn Dining Facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, before everyone else.... MORE

Eleventh Air Force holds senior enlisted leaders workshop
November 14, 2019 — More than 40 senior enlisted leaders and civilians from across the Eleventh Air Force attended a two-day workshop centered around group discussions of best practices and strategies focused on resiliency at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6 and 7, 2019.... MORE

Soldiers volunteer at local VFW
November 13, 2019 — Soldiers from the 9th Army Band and culinary specialist from the 626th Quartermaster Field Feeding Company volunteered to support local VFW. Soldiers from the 626th Quartermaster have volunteered more than 100 hours at the Eagle River VFW.... MORE

Military Family Month: Dual Military Couples
November 13, 2019 — From the U.S. Marine Corps to the Alaska Air National Guard personnel specialists they are today, two master sergeants assigned to the 176th Force Support Flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, have taken on one of the biggest challenges of all by being dual-military spouses. ... MORE