• Black Cats deliver air power during Arctic Anvil

    The 41st Airlift Squadron is conducting mountainous terrain training in Alaska and supporting Exercise Arctic Anvil. Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron went on the training exercise to provide support to ensure the C-130Js are airworthy and safe. Arctic Anvil is an integrated

  • Now is the time for Tuition Assistance

    Summer is on its way out, and its reprieve from education is fading just as quickly. It’s time to start thinking about fall classes, and that means filing tuition-assistance vouchers. How that’s done varies to some degree depending on branch of service and one’s particular goals. There are two

  • JBER conducts MAE 16-7

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hospital first responders load a simulated crash victim into an ambulance during Mission Assurance Exercise 16-7 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 15, 2016. JBER simulated an aircraft crash to test the base’s ability to operate, coordinate and

  • 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.