July 11, 2019 JBER sends responders to Swan Lake fire On June 5, 2019, lightning struck the refuge around Swan Lake, in the Kenai Peninsula, only 140 miles from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It eventually turned into a 94,000-plus acre wildfire.
July 11, 2019 MDG experiences dose of Payne U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee E. Payne, the Defense Health Agency Assistant Director for Combat Support, and Military Health System Electronic Health Record Functional Champion, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 9, 2019.
July 10, 2019 Readiness and Relationships The Arctic Engineers of the 673rd Civil Engineer Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, traveled to Gwangju Air Base, Korea in April to conduct a week-long base resiliency training event with local Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force engineers.
July 3, 2019 MD5 Boot Camp ideas come to life In February 2019, 40 innovators - comprised of service members and civilian employees from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base attended an “MD5 Boot Camp.”The outcome of this workshop focused on the commander’s local priority of improving gate security and efficiency.
July 3, 2019 Abandoned and illegally parked vehicles on JBER are towed It’s a sunny, warm July morning on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Edison Minyatty, an assistant tow truck operator with JT Towing, is preparing to load a vehicle onto a tow truck. The 673d Security Forces Squadron attempted to contact the owner of the vehicle, but was left with no
July 2, 2019 Security Forces Defenders graduate from local police academy After six months at the Anchorage Police Department’s Officer Academy, two Airmen from the 673d Security Forces Squadron graduated the course June 6, 2019.
June 18, 2019 JBER Summer safety reminder As Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their families enjoy barbecues, kayaking, riding bikes, and many other summer activities, it’s important that they never question proper risk management.
June 18, 2019 Arctic Warrior Chiefs' Choice Award Winner of the Month - June 2019 Name: SrA Alec AiliffUnit: 773 CES/CEOHPJob Description: Pavements & Equipment Journeyman (Dirt Boyz)Time in service: 3 YearsPrevious Assignments: N/AAccomplishments:As Pavements and Equipment Journeyman, assigned to the 773 Civil Engineer Squadron, SrA Ailiff maintained PACAF’s largest base and
June 12, 2019 Pacific senior enlisted leaders meet for historic Red Flag-Alaska Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.
June 12, 2019 POL Airmen keep Northern Edge fueled Airmen from the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels section provided assistance to the two-week exercise Northern Edge 2019 hosted at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, throughout May.