• JBER Airmen share their story behind Levitow Award

    Two Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen earned the Levitow award during Airman Leadership School and enlisted Professional Military Education which earned them the opportunity to fly in a C-17 flight simulator.

  • It’s better late than never to winterize a vehicle

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Automotive Skills Center provides anyone with base access the tools and space to work on their vehicle, with skilled mechanics on standby from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

  • First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

    First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2017. The First Lady was returning from a Pacific Theater tour she attended with President Donald Trump. She attended the Month of the Military Family Celebration event held at the Arctic Oasis.

  • First Stop Initiative improves access to mental and behavioral health care

    Navigating a complex healthcare system and seeking out a mental health specialist can be overwhelming and time consuming. As a result, many are reluctant to address treatable mental health concerns. To make it easier for patients, the Air Force has implemented a program called First Stop Initiative,

  • Air Force pharmacists support deployed missions

    When most people think of pharmacists, they imagine a local drug store or the pharmacy counter at their military treatment facility. Those are common locations to encounter pharmacists, but many people might not know that Air Force pharmacists also provide critical deployed medical support, offering

  • Music can help to heal Traumatic Brain Injury

    Past and present service members and dependents suffering from traumatic brain injury can now take part in a Creative Forces music therapy program designed to help them recover and rehabilitate at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • Culinary internship offered to Airmen and Soldiers at JBER

    For the third year in a row, Airmen with the 673d Force Support Squadron and food-service Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, have the opportunity to intern at Glacier Brewhouse in downtown Anchorage to enhance their knowledge of commercial kitchen operations.

  • Veterans Day Ceremony 2017

    The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs hosted a Veterans Day ceremony in honor of all who have served in the armed forces at the Alaska National Guard Armory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 11, 2017. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has been hosting the

  • Air Force diabetes prevention program shows promising results

    With 1 in 3 Americans at risk for diabetes, researchers and health professionals at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, found it critical to implement and test the Group Lifestyle Balance program. The GLB program is a diabetes prevention program that was originally developed