• What to expect at the Alaska State Fair

    The Alaska State Fair will be in full swing from 24 Aug. to 4 Sept. at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer, one hour north of Anchorage. The fair attracts close to 300,000 visitors per year.  The Alaska State Fair hosts several vendors, food to please every palate, rides, concerts, acrobats,

  • Moose Run Golf Course time-trial race

    The Arctic Bicycle Club hosted a 10-mile time-trial race at the Moose Run Country Club at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2017. For more than 15 years, the club has hosted road race events at JBER.

  • Women's Equality Day

    The 673d Air Base Wing will host the Women’s Equality Day on August 25, 2017, at the JBER Exchange from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Forty-six years ago, U.S. Representative Bella Abzug of New York introduced a bill designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day. The date commemorates the 1920

  • USAFSAM visits JBER for genome sequence testing

    Two scientists from United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visited the 673d Aerospace Medicine Squadron Public Health Flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 24 to 30 to further test genome-sequencing technology.

  • Set the Bar

    “You should want to gain what the Air Force has to offer,” said an Air Force captain who was previously enlisted for 12 years of active-duty service. The Air Force offers a wide variety of programs for people to commission, like the Air Force Academy or Reserve Officer Training Corps, but also

  • MTT trains JBER honor guard

    Air Force honor guard members from the Mobile Training Team from Anacostia-Bolling Air Force Base visited the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard from June 19 to 28 for an eight-day training class to establish every base honor guard is doing exactly the same details and ceremonies.

  • JBER Warrior Zone hosts Cornhole Tournament

    Teams competed at a cornhole tournament at the Warrior Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 22, 2017. The tournament had a total of 18 teams and played a double-elimination bracket, meaning a team was eliminated if they lost twice.

  • 673d Security Forces train in 'controlled chaos'

    The 673d Security Forces Squadron conducted active-shooter training July 18 and 25 with approximately 160 members and 40 volunteers in hostage scenarios to better their response and handling of a variety of high-stress circumstances.

  • P-38G Lightning under restoration

     “The family member was visiting Alaska and wanted to visit the Heritage Park because the family member’s father flew the aircraft that was on display,” Mabry said. “They had a brother who had their father’s flight log and traced it back to JBER, and the tail number happened to match the [one