• Strength through partnership

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force senior enlisted advisor, and other senior enlisted leaders visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of an international key leader engagement June 18 and 19.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O.

  • Music Man: Saxophonist Jazzes Up JBER Music

    The whiteboards on the walls list songs – everything from “Hey Ya” by Outkast to “Beast of Burden” by the Rolling Stones to “My Girl” by the Temptations. Reading the lists, there’s a sense of order under the randomness; they’re work-in-progress set lists for the 9th Army Band.In another room,

  • 2017 JBER Military Appreciation Picnic

    Service members, dependents, and Department of Defense civilians attend the Military Appreciation Week picnic at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Buckner Fitness Center fields June 16, 2017. Several organizations came together to provide a variety of family-fun activities such as

  • New storm drain design deters pollution

    The environment is being polluted in many ways, but one very preventable way is through storm water pollution prevention. Storm water is untreated runoff that leads into coastal areas by means of Ship Creek or directly into the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.

  • Learning how to learn from your mistakes

    Military members make up less than one percent of the U.S. population, and this small demographic of individuals who are willing and able to serve, are still human; we make mistakes.

  • Scheduler bridges Air Force maintenance, operations

    In the Tetris puzzle game, the player takes variously shaped four-tile combinations streaming down like a waterfall and decides how to fit them into the multicolored floor, clearing a line when it is complete.The pace makes the task easy enough at first, but eventually the game logic will overwhelm

  • ATC Airmen keep the skies safe

    Looking up to the skies on any given day, multiple aircraft can be seen flying around the Anchorage area. From commercial, civilian, and military aircraft, it would be an understatement to say the skies are busy. Thanks to the dedicated Airmen and civilians of air traffic control, these aircraft

  • U.S., Japan partnerships guarantee critical care

    Once a patient is deemed incapable of receiving care at Misawa Air Base due to medical constraints, the 35th Medical Support Squadron aeromedical evacuation team engineers an expedited mobility plan utilizing Pacific Air Forces assets to relocate the patient for critical care attention.Despite