• JBER wildlife springs into action

    The snow has melted, the grass is growing, flowers are blooming, and at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson we're not the only ones to notice. While people come out to enjoy the sun and fresh air, the local wildlife begins to do the same.Many different animals can be seen on JBER, but there are a select

  • Silencing the Arctic Mammoth

    For half a century, the "Elephant Cage" has cast a shadow over the Alaska landscape, silently collecting and finding the direction of communications signals, guarding against adversary threats and intentions. The intelligence collected informed our nation's and allied decision makers, from

  • 3rd Wing welcomes Niemi as new commander

    Air Force Col. Christopher Niemi became the 3rd Wing commander in a change-of-command ceremony May 20 at Hangar 1 on JBER.Niemi previously served as the 33d Operations Group commander, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.Niemi replaces Air Force Col. Charles Corcoran, who has been the

  • Shoot, move and dominate: Alaska Army Guardsmen hone movement techniques

    When Liverpool, England, native Spc. Innocent Bennett talks, he doesn't sound like fellow Liverpudlian Ringo Starr, or any of the Beatles for that matter. His British Commonwealth accent is linguistically seasoned by years abroad in Europe, Africa and finally the United States where he serves with

  • C-130 and F-102 return to Heritage Park

    3rd Maintenance Squadron Airmen lay down plywood so the aircraft do not sink into the soft ground during the C-130 Hercules and F-102 Delta Dagger move back to Heritage Park, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 7, 2016. The F-102 weighs more than 19,000 pounds and the C-130 weighs more than

  • JBER celebrates 50th Arbor Day

    In 1966, Alaska was the only state without an official Arbor Day. For a group of 4th-grade students from Kodiak, things had to change. The students asked Alaska’s then-Gov. Bill Egan for help and soon after, he signed the Alaska Arbor Day into law.This is the 50th Anniversary of Alaska’s Arbor Day,

  • JBER celebrates 50th Arbor Day

    In 1966, Alaska was the only state without an official Arbor Day. For a group of 4th-grade students from Kodiak, things had to change. The students asked Alaska's then-Gov. Bill Egan for help and soon after, he signed the Alaska Arbor Day into law.This is the 50th Anniversary of Alaska's Arbor Day,