Articles

Oct. 24, 2017
PMEL precision puts jets in the sky, bombs on target

From torque wrenches and spectrum analyzers to pressure gauges and missile guidance control systems, the 3rd Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory supports approximately 18,000 different articles of equipment for nearly 300 different agencies on and off Joint Base
Oct. 24, 2017
JBER resources offer healthy lessons high in nutrition

Each body is different, so everyone’s diet will be different too. Some bodies can’t ingest or tolerate some foods, or don’t benefit from them. Working around this can be difficult.
Oct. 24, 2017
JBER Public Health raise awareness and promote prevention of mumps

Anchorage, Alaska, recently had an outbreak of mumps. As of Sept. 25, 2017, there have been 15 documented cases of men and women between the ages of 14 and 58 affected by mumps.
Oct. 24, 2017
24-hour gyms are right around the corner

The Elmendorf Gym and Buckner Physical Fitness Center are scheduled to become 24-hour accessible after January 2018 so the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community could utilize the two largest gyms any hour of the day.
Oct. 23, 2017
Veterans Day events to honor service members

In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 the first commemoration of Armistice Day following World War I.
Oct. 23, 2017
Mission Assurance Exercise tests JBER readiness

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson launched Polar Force 18-1, the semiannual two week exercise, with a Mission Assurance Exercise Oct. 17, 2017.
Oct. 23, 2017
Tricks and treats for staying safe on JBER this Halloween

Trick-or-treating will be in full swing as children at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson collect as much candy as possible.
Oct. 23, 2017
Know Before You Go: AFOSI provides briefings for CI Awareness, Foreign Travel

Counter Intelligence Awareness Training as well as the Foreign Travel Prebrief and Debrief Program have not changed, but how they are enforced has.
Oct. 19, 2017
JBER NCO conducts historic 5,000th inspection with Tuskegee Airman

Lightning diverter strips sitting flush - check. Hydro lines show no evidence of leaks or chafing. All of the 179 other items on the basic post-flight inspection – check. It’s a 40-minute inspection, done every time an aircraft returns from a sortie, and on Oct. 14, it was the 5,000th time Tech.
Oct. 19, 2017
CFC allows Arctic Warriors to offer helping hand

This year’s Combined Federal Campaign, which kicked off Oct. 16, is themed “Show Some Love,” but for many involved in the campaign, it’s more about giving a helping hand. “I often talk to my wife and ask how we can help. I think about the hurricanes and all the other things going on in the world,”