• Winter Wellness Campaign

    Winter is quickly approaching and with it may come an increase in social isolation and depression. To combat the increase, Family Advocacy has implemented a Winter Wellness Campaign spanning from October to March to provide classes and activities to help people get out of the house and socialize

  • "Muleskinners" Train on JBER

    Soldiers assigned to the 109th Transportation Company "Muleskinners", 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, execute tactical movement, react to contact, and securing an objective as well as traffic control point training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 21,

  • JBER Fire Safety Office hosts fire prevention week activities

    In honor of Fire Prevention Week 2017, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Emergency Services will be hosting fire-safety themed activities throughout October.Fire Prevention Week is celebrated nationally from Oct. 8 to 14. Since JBER is home to five schools and five child development centers,

  • Richardson Spouses' Club revs up for 2017

    When a service member arrives at a new duty station, they report to their unit and have access to people who can help them in-process and get settled. On the other hand, the military members spouse is potentially left to figure things out alone and does not have any direct connections to their new

  • USO hosts Children’s Wellness Fair at JBER

    The USO plans to host a Children’s Wellness Fair, free and designed for the whole family, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Buckner Physical Fitness Gym from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 30. The fair, designed to promote a more wholesome lifestyle with exercise and diet, is open to anyone with base

  • SMA Visits USARAK Units at JBER and FWA

    Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dan Dailey visited U.S. Army Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Sept. 21 and at Fort Wainwright Sept. 22.The visit was a planned stop before the senior enlisted Soldier in the Army headed off to Korea.

  • FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

    Atop the frozen wilderness of Mount Gordon Lyon, past the meandering semi-compacted road which leads past the Arctic Valley ski area, stands a relic of the Cold War.Once a technological marvel, all that now remains is the gutted and overgrown infrastructure of a Nike Hercules Missile site. Built at