• Warrior-Ready: Redefining first sergeant leadership

    “My job is people -- everyone is my business. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs; their health, morale, discipline and welfare. I grow in strength by strengthening my people. My job is done in faith; my people-built faith. The Air Force is my life; I share it with my people. I believe in

  • The Iditarod is reopening; how will it affect your pay?

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — With the grand reopening of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Iditarod Dining Facility, Basic Allowance for Sustenance II will discontinue for dorm residents as soon as early May.

  • Medical group earns top marks from safety organization

    The 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, has once again been recognized for its exceptional commitment to patient safety and quality care by earning an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade program. This marks the second consecutive

  • JBER Mental Health hosts Light Up JBER 12K

    In recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the 673d Mental Health clinic hosted a 12K race at the Buckner Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2024.

  • National Endowment for the Arts team visits JBER

    Chair for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, accompanied by other members of the NEA and the Alaska State Council on the Arts, visited the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at the 673d Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2024.

  • Alaska Fisher House hosts open house

    An open house was held at the Alaska Fisher House to highlight and raise awareness for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that many veterans in Alaska face at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug 19, 2024.

  • JBER organizations host triathlon to boost resilience

    To highlight Stress Awareness month, Alcohol Awareness month and Move More month, the Troop Medical Clinic, 673d Mental Health Clinic, Buckner Fitness Center and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Force Support Squadron hosted the Light Up JBER Sprint Triathlon at Buckner Fitness Center on JBER,

  • JBER hosts 2024 chief induction ceremony

    Six senior master sergeants were inducted into the tier of the U.S. Air Force’s highest enlisted rank – chief master sergeant – in a ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2024.

  • Building deeper partnerships, one leader at a time

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Martin Castillo, the senior enlisted leader for the 673d Medical Group, was the first in the U.S. Air Force to attend and complete the New Zealand Defence Force Joint Warrant Officer Advance Course at the NZDF Defence College Nov. 18, 2023.