• Service Members Help Isolated Alaskan Village

    Alaska National Guard soldiers from the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment teamed up with service members from across the Defense Department to participate in an Innovative Readiness Training runway extension project in Old Harbor, Alaska.

  • Air Force partners for environmental conservation on Wake Atoll

    A remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that few people have likely heard of, Wake Atoll is not only a strategic location for the U.S. Air Force, but also a bird sanctuary, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marine National Monument and the location of a pristine coral reef that can be

  • POD keeps it fresh

    The Provisions on Demand facility will soon enhance their meal options by cooking meals on location rather than keeping items hot with heat lamps.

  • JBER prepares for National PrepareAthon Day

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is gearing up for National PrepareAthon Day April 30 by providing helpful information and reliable resources to protect oneself in case of a natural disaster.

  • JBER streets cleaned up during Operation Clean Sweep

    “Operation Clean Sweep,” Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s annual cleanup event is scheduled to take place May 1 to 5. During the event, JBER service members and residents will take part in cleaning the entire installation of trash and scattered waste items that have collected over the winter, said

  • Northern Edge 2017

    U.S. Marine Corps FA-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 from Miramar, Calif., arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Exercise Northern Edge, April 24, 2017. Various military aircraft from all services will practice operations, techniques and procedures while

  • Arctic Wolves arrive at JBER

    Soldiers assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division “Arctic Wolves,” unload M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles from a railhead on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 25, 2017. The Arctic Wolves came to JBER from Fort Wainwright to participate in a training

  • 525th Fighter Squadron returns home

    525th Fighter Squadron and 3rd Maintenance Group personnel returned from a deployment to Qatar Friday, April 21.More than 100 friends and family crowded into the squadron hangar bearing signs and gifts after seven months of not seeing their loved ones“I’m over the moon right now,” said Jessica

  • Federal Worker Bike Challenge

    The 5th Annual Federal Worker Bike Challenge hits the ground rolling May 1 to 31, and is open for all Department of Defense members to take part in.

  • New changes coming in the Aurora Military Housing

    The Air Force revised its utility allowance policy last May, and Aurora Military Housing will start implementing the change in July. This policy is being applied to all base housing across the Air Force installations. The AMH and the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron Housing Office will be hosting two