Sept. 17, 2019 U.S. Army will achieve recruiting mission, improve quality in FY19 The Department of the Army announced at the Pentagon today that it will achieve its regular Army recruiting goal of 68,000 new Soldiers this year.The recruiting goal was met in large part because of an overhauled recruiting approach and an increase in recruiters.“We are extremely proud of the Army’s
Sept. 17, 2019 Proper pain management with a proper scale The Department of Defense launched a pain rating scale for use in hospitals to better assess pain in patients. The Defense and Veteran’s Pain Rating Scale improves older pain assessment techniques by measuring not only the intensity of pain, but its impact on daily function as well. The scale
Sept. 16, 2019 Admiral Visits Cordova as Part of Navy's Arctic Expeditionary Exercise Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, visited Cordova Sept. 13 and 14 while in Alaska for an Arctic expeditionary exercise.
Sept. 16, 2019 Security Forces Career Field Manager visits JBER U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Air Force security forces career field manager, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9-12 to gather insight on how the security forces mission is accomplished and to get feedback on impacts to the career field.
Sept. 11, 2019 JBER's BASH program uses tree removal project Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Bird Air Strike Hazard program is reducing the flight safety risk to aircraft, aircrew and passengers with a project to remove wildlife-attracting trees in the BASH and wildlife exclusion zones.
Sept. 11, 2019 JBER holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new DV quarters The 673d Force Support Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new distinguished visitor’ suites Sept. 6, 2019 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Sept. 9, 2019 Mobility Guardian 2019 kicks-off at Fairchild Mobility Guardian 2019, Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise hosted by the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings, kicked-off at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8.
Sept. 6, 2019 98th SMC conducts convoy training The 98th Support Maintenance Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, conducted convoy training using the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer Sept. 4, 2019 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Sept. 5, 2019 Navy, Marine Corps Conduct Arctic Exercise in Alaska About 3,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are participating in Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019 in the Aleutian Islands, South Central Alaska and Southern California Sept. 1-28.
Sept. 5, 2019 JBER prepares for 2019 Combined Federal Campaign This year’s Combined Federal Campaign is scheduled to kick off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 30.