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673d SFS hosts Defender Family Day
May 22, 2019 — In commemoration of National Police Week, the 673d Security Forces Squadron held a unique Defender Family Day event May 16, 2019, centered around what a day in the life of a defender typically looks like at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.... MORE

JBER commemorates National Police Week
May 21, 2019 — Members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, honored fallen civilian and military law enforcement officers during National Police Week May May 13–19, 2019.... MORE

Air Force to pay up to $500 for spouse occupational license transfer during PCS
May 15, 2019 — The Air Force announced the spouse re-licensure reimbursement program, May 15, which would provide financial relief up to $500 to Airmen whose spouses must obtain state occupational relicensures or recertifications during a permanent change of station or assignment across state lines.... MORE

Arctic Warrior Chiefs' Choice Award Winner of the Month - May 2019
May 14, 2019 — SrA Kyle McClelland was selected as the Chief's Choice Award winner of the month of May 2019.... MORE

JBER’s first ‘Flight Leaders Course’ helps shape exceptional leaders
May 14, 2019 — The first Flight Leaders Course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, took place from May 6 – 10, 2019. ... MORE

JBER conducts Operation Clean Sweep 2019
May 10, 2019 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel participated in Operation Clean Sweep, an installation-wide event in support of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce's 51st Annual Citywide Cleanup April 28 to May 4.... MORE

Northern Edge 2019 kicks off in Alaska
May 8, 2019 — Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2019 (NE19), a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, scheduled for May 13-24, 2019 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska.... MORE

Air Force simplifies promotion recommendation forms for officers
May 8, 2019 — The Air Force announced today it will make adjustments to the way the Air Force Form 709, Promotion Recommendation Form, will be filled out and used for Total Force officer promotion boards beginning in September 2019.... MORE

Ammo Barge Delivery
May 2, 2019 — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Walker, 3rd Munitions Squadron munitions stockpile management crew chief, reads serial numbers during the Spring Ammunition Barge arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 24, 2019. The ammo barge contained six containers and over 50,000 pounds of munitions. MORE

673d SFS moves to new M18 Modular Handgun System
April 30, 2019 — Personnel with the 673d Security Forces Squadron are in the process of transitioning from the M9 Beretta pistol to the M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System as part of the Air Force’s Reconstitute Defender Initiative. ... MORE