• ORC offers ATV safety course

    An all-terrain vehicle instructor with the Outdoor Adventure Program, guides students to a stop during an ATV safety course at the Hillberg Ski Resort at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 29, 2016. During the class students learned to properly start, stop, turn, swerve, ride over obstacles and

  • 673d Security Forces Squadron conducts high risk response training

    Security forces personnel, assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, rush to breach a building while conducting high risk response training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 29, 2016. High risk response training provides security forces personnel an intensive, hands-on course

  • Living with wildlife: Bear edition

    The vandal climbed into the back seat of a local family’s car as they cast their fishing rods at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Hillberg Lake.With a perceived viciousness – possibly fueled by hunger – the miscreant, a local black bear, clawed at the vehicle’s interior. Enter Erica McDaniel, a

  • Recreational Safety

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s location offers a variety of summer activities. Right outside the Government Hill gate, Ship Creek offers some of the most popular salmon fishing in town, to find out more information on fishing opportunities in the Anchorage area, contact Outdoor Recreation at

  • Ready Warrior Competition

    Army Pfc. Richard Burger, a native of Independence, Mo., assigned to the 574th Quartermaster Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, runs through smoke marking a simulated casualty extraction point on a Situation Exercise Training lane during the Ready Warrior

  • New inflatable kayaking trips available through OAP

    The Outdoor Adventure Program has introduced inflatable kayaking as the newest addition to the multiple trips they offer every summer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.“This year, we are expanding our program with another new experience,” said Karl Lavtar, OAP inflatable kayaking lead

  • JBER OAP hosts Introduction to Fishing class

    Joe Palmer, a Navy reservist, casts his rod as Trevor Bird, Otter Lake manager, instructs beginning fishers how to cast at the Introduction to Fishing Class, at Otter Lake at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 23, 2016. Bird recommended beginners go out with an experienced party when

  • Voting Assistance Program helps overseas voters

    Voting in the United States is conducted by state governments who have various rules and regulations. As a military member, voting can get more difficult because of extended or overseas absences that may prevent service members from using normal state voting rules.The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

  • JBER pilot reaches new heights

    A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pilot reached 1,000 flying hours in an F-22 Raptor, at JBER, Alaska, June 22, 2016. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, 525th Fighter Squadron commander and F-22 pilot, departed for his milestone flight at approximately 9:09 a.m. – and landed at 10:30 a.m.Tellez has

  • MFRC supports JBER: Deployment Readiness

    The checklist is complete and bags are packed with extra gear and uniforms. It’s time to hug the kids and kiss the spouse; your deployment time has arrived. However, once a service member or unit is selected for deployment, there are a variety of services available to ensure the family staying