• JBER Youth Center hosts Cooking Camp

    A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson aspiring chef rolls an egg roll at the Two Rivers Cooking Camp hosted at Two Rivers Youth Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2016. Two River Youth Center offers a wide variety of programs to meet the social, recreational, physical and

  • Take advantage of housing amenities on-base

    Aurora Housing offers a variety amenities to lift some pressure off the more mundane tasks of everyday life, like the U-Fix-It shops. Many choose to live on base out of convenience, but few take advantage of said conveniences while they’re available. Services that can save valuable time and money

  • Living with wildlife: Wolf edition

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson lone wolf slowly treks through the backwoods near the Moose Crossing housing community. Her slower pace tells the arthritic tale of an active lifestyle as alpha female. The wolf rides solo – likely because she was run out of her pack. At nine years, she has

  • JBER hosts Military ProCamp

    Aspiring young athletes at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson had the opportunity to live a football fan’s dream and train with an NFL athlete at the Military ProCamp at JBER, Alaska, July 12 and 13, 2016. Detroit Lions wide receiver, Alaska-born Andre Roberts, brought his talents to the gridiron at

  • Hunting bloodsuckers, protecting JBER from airborne diseases

    Few animals on earth evoke the same hate and discomfort as mosquitoes. With more than 3,000 species of mosquito in the world, they definitely have the numbers to ruin a backyard barbeque or a hiking trip. Looking beyond the inconvenience of a few itchy bites, they can cause some serious damage.

  • Arctic Warriors welcome new commander

    Arctic warriors and civic leaders from surrounding communities welcomed the fourth commander of the 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 11.Air Force Col. George “Dutch” Dietrich III took command from Col. Brian Bruckbauer during a change-of-command ceremony officiated by Air

  • AWAAC hosted first Spoken Word Night at JBER

    The Arctic Warrior Airmen’s Advisory Council hosted the first Spoken Word Night at the Permafrost Pub for poets to speak their mind at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 8.

  • Fishing in Alaska

    The first Introduction To Fishing class was hosted by the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Outdoor Adventure Program at JBER’s Otter Lake, June 23, 2016.Service members, dependents, and Department of Defense ID card holders learned about a variety of fishing equipment and techniques including