• Air Force partners for environmental conservation on Wake Atoll

    A remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that few people have likely heard of, Wake Atoll is not only a strategic location for the U.S. Air Force, but also a bird sanctuary, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Marine National Monument and the location of a pristine coral reef that can be

  • POD keeps it fresh

    The Provisions on Demand facility will soon enhance their meal options by cooking meals on location rather than keeping items hot with heat lamps.

  • JBER prepares for National PrepareAthon Day

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is gearing up for National PrepareAthon Day April 30 by providing helpful information and reliable resources to protect oneself in case of a natural disaster.

  • JBER streets cleaned up during Operation Clean Sweep

    “Operation Clean Sweep,” Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s annual cleanup event is scheduled to take place May 1 to 5. During the event, JBER service members and residents will take part in cleaning the entire installation of trash and scattered waste items that have collected over the winter, said

  • Northern Edge 2017

    U.S. Marine Corps FA-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 from Miramar, Calif., arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Exercise Northern Edge, April 24, 2017. Various military aircraft from all services will practice operations, techniques and procedures while

  • 525th Fighter Squadron returns home

    525th Fighter Squadron and 3rd Maintenance Group personnel returned from a deployment to Qatar Friday, April 21.More than 100 friends and family crowded into the squadron hangar bearing signs and gifts after seven months of not seeing their loved ones“I’m over the moon right now,” said Jessica

  • Facing fears and the future

    The 17-year-old girl screamed in terror as she stared at the ground 34 feet below her. Behind her, a Soldier assisting her with her exit encouraged her to jump. Braced over the opening, her lack of retreat showed a desire to push herself, but despite seeing student after student safely leap off the

  • Just four seconds

    Smallridge woke up in the backseat of his truck, dazed and very confused. As he made his way out of the vehicle, he saw a police officer speeding up the other side of the bridge and another vehicle wrapped around a tree. Assuming the other vehicle had been the cause of the incident, Smallridge began

  • Airmen, Soldiers conduct training mission

    Airmen and Soldiers participate in a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 18, 2017. The training involved an air refueling mission, a cargo drop and a night jump for paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army

  • JBER, Calling 911

    No one ever wants to have to call 9-1-1, but the reality is more than 240 million calls for assistance are made each year in the United States, according to the National Emergency Number Associations (NENA) website, and an estimated 700 of those calls were made here on JBER. Even though every