• Bad weather could end up costing JBER morale programs

    Wind gusts and flooding have defined September for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. With Ship creek running right through the golf courses and trees everywhere, the potential for damage is very high."It's been a September to remember because we had a severe wind storm that came through here and

  • Lodging rates increase by 30 percent; first time in 4 years

    After four years without a rate increase, Air Force lodging rates went up beginning Oct. 1, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The increase is necessary to ensure Air Force Lodging rates cover current operating and capital improvement costs, said Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, AFPC commander.As an

  • Midnight Sun Park playground on JBER-E closes after inspection

    Children love playgrounds. Parents want them to be safe. Inspections are performed regularly to ensure all playgrounds on JBER maintain appropriate safety standards. Midnight Sun Park is closed after an inspection recently. Midnight Sun is the playground located behind Burger King on the Elmendorf

  • Library re-opens with wider selection of reading, class materials

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson consolidated library re-opened its doors after a month of remodeling, in hopes of garnering the attention of more service members and dependents. Library director Marcia Lee, 673d Force Support Squadron, welcomed military members and spouses with the help of the

  • Rendering courtesy and honors to the FLAG

    Customs and courtesies during the daily sounding of "Reveille" and "Retreat" differ slightly between the Air Force and Army on JBER. The songs, played through the installation's mass notification system, signify the raising and lowering of the national colors.According to Chief Master Sgt. Kevin

  • Airborne brigade redeploys in numbers after 10-month Afghanistan deployment

    One might expect a fitness center to be empty just past midnight on a Thursday morning; but when the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is returning from deployment, wives and children were more than happy to do whatever it took to see their loved ones again."We got here at

  • Discovery Channel documents “Mighty Plane” C-17 Globemaster III

    The show "Mighty Planes" took aim at a new plane in the C-17 Globemaster III, and the Discovery Channel was here to film the versatile cargo plane from Sept. 20 to Wednesday. "The whole show Mighty Planes is exactly what it is, it's planes that are 'mighty;' that are big," said Stephen Grant,

  • JBER HOME TO UNIQUE P38 Lightning

    Flying through a January sky in 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert Nesmith was piloting a P-38G Lightning - one of the Air Force's best aircraft during World War II. The plane, equipped with two engines and relatively long wings, was a beautiful sight, and Nesmith worked hard to be in a