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March 21, 2018
JBER celebrates thaw at Hillberg Ski Area 2018 Slush Cup

Personnel and families take part in the 2018 Slush Cup at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hillberg Ski Area, March 18, 2018.
March 20, 2018
JBER Hospital hosts Stop the Bleed Campaign March 30

March 31 is National “Stop the Bleed” Day. The JBER hospital is partnering with the local community to spread the word about a lifesaving program.
March 19, 2018
Arctic conditions provide valuable lessons in Alaska exercise

U.S. Alaskan Command has easily proven that Summer Soldiers or Sunshine Patriots do not exist in the U.S. military.More Than 1,500 U.S. military personnel braved the snowy and icy conditions, and temperatures that dipped well below zero to participate in the multi-service exercise last week. Arctic
March 19, 2018
JBER youth to represent Alaska in PACAF Military Youth of the Year competition

For more than two decades, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America have had a long-standing partnership with the U.S. armed services, recognizing the strength and resilience of military youth around the world.This year’s Alaska Military Youth of the Year is Jon Peterson, 18, a member of Kennecott Youth
March 19, 2018
673d LRG enhances readiness with mobility exercise

Twice each year, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, hosts Polar Force, a two-week exercise designed to test the base's ability to integrate, mobilize and prepare assigned personnel, aircraft and equipment.To bridge the gap between these exercises, the 673d Logistics Readiness Group conducts
March 15, 2018
Healthy Scoops for Healthy Troops

In Fort Greely, Alaska, long before the sun rises over the mountains, Lance Cpl. Miguel Rojas, a food service specialist for Combat Logistics Regiment 25 has already begun his day accompanied by the other cooks participating in Arctic Edge 18.
March 15, 2018
Alaska Guardsmen conduct operations in frozen Beaufort Sea

More than 50 Alaska National Guardsmen are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is linked to the Alaska National Guard's Arctic Eagle 2018, a statewide exercise involving national, state and local agencies designed to provide
March 13, 2018
Alaska National Guardsmen support Arctic Ocean Ice Exercise

Alaska National Guardsmen support ICEX. To most people – even Alaskans who are accustomed to the cold – the North Pole might as well be the surface of the moon in terms of its remoteness and hostility to the prospects of human survival.
March 9, 2018
International Women’s Day recognizes the contribution of women around the AFMS

International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on the many contributions that women have made worldwide, and to the Air Force Medical Service.
March 8, 2018
Arctic Warrior Chiefs’ Group Choice Award winner of the Month – February 2018

TSgt Nora Housey was selected as the Chief's Choice Award winner for the month of February 2018.