• U.S. ARMY - ALASKA COMBATIVES

    More than 100 Soldiers of varying skill levels participated in U.S. Army Alaska's 2013 Staff Sgt. Jacob G. McMillan Combatives Tournament March 21 and 22 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center.Combatives, or hand-to-hand combat, is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed

  • 3RD WING welcomes Nahom as new commander

    Air Force Col. David Nahom became the 3rd Wing commander in a change-of-command ceremony March 20 at Hangar 1 on JBER.Nahom previously served as the executive officer to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Nahom replaces Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, who has

  • Base access procedures change at JBER gates

    Access to JBER is restricted to personnel possessing Department of Defense authenticated credentials. A DoD-authenticated credential is a DoD-issued identification card, locally produced ID or pass that is registered in the installation's Defense Biometric Identification System when issued. All

  • PACAF's top chief visits JBER, talks with Airman

    Chief Master Sgt. Steve McDonald, Pacific Air Forces command chief master sergeant, toured JBER March 18 on behalf of the PACAF commander Air Force Gen. Herbert Carlisle.McDonald took the opportunity to speak with Airmen face-to-face during the base tour to address questions and concerns about

  • Carter talks Pacific pivot during JBER stopover

    U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Dr. Ashton Carter gave thanks and praise to more than 150 Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during a March 21 visit."I think the main thing that I want to say to you is thank you," Carter said. "I want each of you to go

  • Dining facility changes driven by feedback from troops

    Constructed in 1995, the Iditarod Dining Facility is one of the newer facilities on JBER and since its inception, has continually adapted to the requests of service members.The DFAC is one of four facilities Air Force-wide to be a part of the Food Transformation Initiative, which was developed to

  • Options mean you don't have to put your higher education on hold

    As any service member knows, education is highly valued in the U.S. military. From basic training on, service members learn. Programs like Community College of the Air Force and GoArmyEd provide opportunities to work on degrees - to improve education and leadership. The services have, for several

  • Alaska National Guardsmen conduct aviation maintenance exchange in MONGOLIA

    Four Alaska National Guardsmen were in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, March 4 to 7 for an aviation maintenance exchange to educate Mongolian Air and Air Defense Force members on the C-130 Hercules aircraft.In conjunction with the National Guard State Partnership Program, the exchange is focused on providing