• Facing fears and the future

    The 17-year-old girl screamed in terror as she stared at the ground 34 feet below her. Behind her, a Soldier assisting her with her exit encouraged her to jump. Braced over the opening, her lack of retreat showed a desire to push herself, but despite seeing student after student safely leap off the

  • Just four seconds

    Smallridge woke up in the backseat of his truck, dazed and very confused. As he made his way out of the vehicle, he saw a police officer speeding up the other side of the bridge and another vehicle wrapped around a tree. Assuming the other vehicle had been the cause of the incident, Smallridge began

  • Airmen, Soldiers conduct training mission

    Airmen and Soldiers participate in a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 18, 2017. The training involved an air refueling mission, a cargo drop and a night jump for paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army

  • Arctic Warrior Chiefs' Group Choice Award winner of the Month - April 2017

    Name: SSgt Matthew Snyder Unit: 703 AMXS/517 AMU Job Description: Consolidated Tool Section Custodian Time in service: 7 years Previous Assignments: Charleston AFB 2010-2013 Accomplishments: - Stellar QA record/most heavily insp’d section--MXG's 1Q17 QA Qtrly Excellence/2x Outstanding Performer -

  • JBER, Calling 911

    No one ever wants to have to call 9-1-1, but the reality is more than 240 million calls for assistance are made each year in the United States, according to the National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) website, and an estimated 700 of those calls were made here on JBER. Even though every

  • Prepare for this year’s riding season

    The motorcycle riding season has begun now that base road conditions are green. Before hitting the road on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with shiny new bikes, riders must be authorized.

  • Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2017

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson thanks the community’s outgoing volunteers during the Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony April 18, 2017. The ceremony acknowledged 240 Presidential Volunteer Service Award recipients, and together the JBER community volunteered more than 82,000 hours. This event

  • A Scream-free approach to raising a child

    Family Advocacy is hosting a Scream-Free Parenting class in Building 600, room A37, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., May 1, on the Richardson side of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

  • Air Force members celebrate Thai New Year and Water Festival at Wake Island

    Even 4,300 miles from home, celebrating the Thai Songkran Water Festival each April is an annual tradition for the Thai employees on remote Wake Atoll, an Air Force installation and airfield located in the Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and The Philippines.   On the small island atoll, made