• POW/MIA Ruck March

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted a POW/MIA ruck march Sept. 16, 2016. More than 200 personnel including Airmen, Soldiers and Royal Canadian Air Force members, marched a total of five miles carrying 20 lbs. of canned food to deliver and donate to the Alaska Fisher House.

  • Air Force Firefighters Turn Up the Heat

    Air Force fire protection specialists, assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, perform firefighter training on a simulated aircraft fire at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Aircraft live fire training is conducted periodically throughout the year at JBER to

  • JBER engineer has kept base on cutting edge for 45 years

    673d Civil Engineer Squadron mechanical engineer Jonathan Dalsfoist has been selected by the Department of Energy for the 2016 Federal Energy Management Program Exceptional Career Award, having paid his own salary many times over in energy savings.Dalsfoist began working for the U.S. Army Corps Of

  • Blood Bank of Alaska is on JBER

    According to the Blood Bank of Alaska, someone needs blood every two seconds and 43,000 pints of donated blood are used each day in the U.S. and Canada. Blood donation is a four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, followed by the donation. Each donation of 1 pint can

  • Re-Creation performs at JBER Fisher House

    Re-Creation USA, a song-and-dance variety troupe based in Pennsylvania, performed at the Alaska Fisher House, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2016. Re-Creation USA formed in 1976 and is composed of a group of young volunteer performers who provide entertainment to inpatient

  • Big hearts, bigger problems

    The heart is the most important muscle of the human body, but having a bigger heart doesn’t make it better.Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem and the second most common condition seen at the cardiopulmonary clinic at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital, said Milisha

  • NDI-keeping aircraft mission-ready one x-ray at a time

    Hundreds of aircraft take off to perform vital missions from the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson flight line every year, and each one of those air frames requires safety inspections and certifications to ensure those missions are conducted safely and effectively.

  • Run to be Ready 5K

    Airmen participate in the Run to be Ready 5K at the Eagleglen Fitness Park at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2016. The event was hosted to raise awareness for National Preparedness Month and emergency kits were given as prizes to the top male and female finishers. (U.S. Air Force

  • Retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer laid to rest

    Retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr., a former Alaska adjutant general, was laid to rest with military honors at Ivik, Alaska, Aug, 31, 2016. Schaeffer passed away on Aug. 25 at 77.Schaeffer’s military career began in 1957 when he joined the Eskimo Scouts. By 1986, he would reach one of the highest