• 3rd Wing Annual Awards 2017

    Air Force personnel assigned to the 3rd Wing were recognized during the Annual Awards Banquet with special guest speaker Donald W. Sheppard, a retired Air Force Major General, in Hangar 1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2017.

  • JBER Fitness hosts a strong new class

    Strong by Zumba is the newest high-intensity interval training group-exercise class available through JBER Fitness. Like all classes, it is free for anyone 16 years older with base access.

  • World Snowboard Day

    Service members and families snowboard during World Snowboard Day at the Hillberg Ski Area at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 22, 2017. World Snowboard Day is an opportunity to discover and celebrate snowboarding as sport and culture across the world's summits. The Hillberg Ski Area

  • Marine Corps F-35Bs relocate to Japan

    Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, move F-35Bs in a hangar, Jan. 13, 2017, during a stop on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, en route to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. VMFA-121 is the first operational F-35B squadron in the

  • Faucets temporarily run dry for overnight maintenance

    Should Mother Nature permit, maintenance of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson water distribution system will begin Jan. 25, which means some base residents will be without water for a short period.The Boniface Visitor Center, Domino’s Pizza, Exchange/Commissary, car wash, Fire Station 3, First

  • F-35B marks aviation first at JBER

    On any given day at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, you can hear sound of freedom as the F-22 Raptors circle the mountains and come in for a landing. There was a different tone to that sound Jan. 9 as the Marine F-35B Lightning II fighter jets joined the orchestra.“There aren’t a lot of firsts in

  • Fitness center hosts volleyball tournament

    Service members participate in a volleyball tournament hosted at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fitness Center, Jan. 12, 2017. Six teams competed in the event and prizes were awarded to first and second place as well the best-dressed team.

  • Arctic Warriors to assemble at Comic Con

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library will offer service members and families an opportunity to shed their day-to-day uniforms and switch to tights, suits of armor or masks at the annual Comic Con, Jan. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m.

  • As we approach the long weekend, let us not forget the purpose it serves

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has been recognized the third Monday of every January since 1986. The federal holiday progressed to what is today a national day of service. The theme is always the same: “Make it a day on, not a day off.”As we recognize this day, let us ask ourselves how we