• JBER members get involved to combat Childhood Obesity

    September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion said one in three children in the United States are considered obese or overweight. In Alaska alone, it is three in 10 high school students.Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson offers many

  • JBER drinking water is safe

    The 673d Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight has received multiple inquiries from individuals expressing concerns specifically about drinking water on JBER.

  • 773d LRS provides support to 4/25 IBCT (ABN) deployment

    The joint base concept is in full swing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron supports the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

  • 673d SFS offers insight on Traffic Safety at JBER

    More than 3 million vehicles go in and out of just three of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s five gates every quarter. Because the roads are used by individuals in different ways— like people exercising or children walking to school—drivers need to be aware of their surroundings at all times.

  • Fire-suppression foam test

    Contractors conducted the final fire-suppression foam test in Hangar 18, Aug. 31, 2017, to ensure the new system performed as designed.

  • 673d LRS Heavy Equipment Repairmen keep JBER moving

    The Air Force operates a wide variety of vehicles with a huge mixture of maintenance needs. At Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Heavy Equipment Repair shop are responsible for inspecting, troubleshooting and undertaking all snow-removal truck repairs.

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • CYB-MFLC School Program

    Service members, families, school-age children and teachers face unique challenges dealing with the military lifestyle. Because service members often answer their nation’s call to serve their country or move to a new location, children often have to adjust to new home and school situations.  The