• Take action to make a smooth transition with TRICARE in 2018

    You may be wondering what action you need to take, if any, to ensure you continue TRICARE coverage in 2018. Some beneficiaries will need to take action, but most will not. If you’re currently enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE coverage on Dec. 31, 2017, you’ll transition to your respective TRICARE

  • Flu season

    The JBER Hospital Allergy and Immunization Clinic will provide mass flu shot clinics for all Department of Defense ID card holders. Sept. 21 at Hangar 1 and Hangar 15 from 6 to 11 a.m., and on Sept. 27 at Hangar 1 from noon to 6 p.m.“We are reaching out to the community by taking care of our

  • USAF Spouses Rock USO Military Appreciation Luncheon

    In honor of the upcoming 70th birthday of the U.S. Air Force, USO Alaska is hosting United States Air Force “Spouses Rock,” a USO military appreciation luncheon Sept. 21 at the Hard Rock Café in Anchorage.

  • JBER members get involved to combat Childhood Obesity

    September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion said one in three children in the United States are considered obese or overweight. In Alaska alone, it is three in 10 high school students.Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson offers many

  • JBER drinking water is safe

    The 673d Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight has received multiple inquiries from individuals expressing concerns specifically about drinking water on JBER.

  • 773d LRS provides support to 4/25 IBCT (ABN) deployment

    The joint base concept is in full swing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron supports the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

  • 673d SFS offers insight on Traffic Safety at JBER

    More than 3 million vehicles go in and out of just three of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s five gates every quarter. Because the roads are used by individuals in different ways— like people exercising or children walking to school—drivers need to be aware of their surroundings at all times.