• Intramural softball playoffs

    Teams shake hands after the final softball game of the 2016 season at the baseball field behind Buckner Physical Fitness Center, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2016. The Arctic Medics with the 673d Medical Group beat the 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team for the

  • Air Force to celebrate 69th birthday, JBER to host ball

    The U.S. Air Force turns 69 September 18. For some, that number might invoke the cringe-worthy, “Man, I’m getting old” or perhaps “Age is just a number. You’re only as old as you feel.” Many of its members might argue the world’s greatest air and space power hasn’t even begun to hit its prime yet.

  • SFAC community readiness consultants find answers for ill, injured, wounded

    When joining the military, most people have a general plan for how long they want to serve and what job they want to do. When those plans are altered due to illness, injury or wounds, service members may be referred to the Service Member and Family Assistance Center to connect with helping resources

  • Slow down! Back to School in Full Effect

    In less than two weeks, back to school will be in full swing. The streets in and around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be filled with children and buses for their first day of school. JBER personnel should be mindful of the pedestrians and school zone safety lights.

  • A community against sexual assault

    The community, built of Soldiers, Airmen and civilians, hurts itself every time an act of sexual assault is committed, but together the community can reduce these acts and heal from the damage done.

  • RF-A: Before the drop

    Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron ensure the safety of container delivery system (CDS) bundles for an air drop during Red Flag-Alaska on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • A different kind of forecasting

    Airmen and contracted civilians of the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron forecast the capability of every aircraft transiting JBER to move cargo, passengers and mail within a 72-hour schedule.“I use multiple resources to create that forecast … to include Red Flag, base operations, working with

  • PACANGEL 16-3 kicks off

    The United States, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka began Operation Pacific Angel 16-3 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 15.

  • A league of his own

    A few hours after Gregory Eissens made his Alaska Baseball League pitching debut, he changed his white and blue Anchorage Glacier Pilots uniform for the Air Force ABUs that brought him to Alaska. By day, he pitches for the Glacier Pilots; by night, he’s an aircraft electrical and environmental