• Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2017

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson thanks the community’s outgoing volunteers during the Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony April 18, 2017. The ceremony acknowledged 240 Presidential Volunteer Service Award recipients, and together the JBER community volunteered more than 82,000 hours. This event

  • Air Force members celebrate Thai New Year and Water Festival at Wake Island

    Even 4,300 miles from home, celebrating the Thai Songkran Water Festival each April is an annual tradition for the Thai employees on remote Wake Atoll, an Air Force installation and airfield located in the Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and The Philippines.   On the small island atoll, made

  • Gate construction to cause traffic delays

    The Post Road and Richardson gates are scheduled for construction, and motorists should expect delays when entering and leaving the installation. The Post Road construction began April 15, and is expected to last until January. During this time, all non-commercial traffic, to include bicyclists and

  • Arctic Dragons Turn Up The Heat

    Soldiers assigned to the 95th Chemical Company, “Arctic Dragons”, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, executed a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology stress fire at McGee range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 13, 2017. The JSLIST is the

  • USO hosts Kid's Wellness Fair

    The United Service Organizations is scheduled to host a Kid’s Wellness Fair in celebration of the Month of the Military Child at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center, April 22, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • JBER to host Tot Toy Swap

    The Family Advocacy Outreach Program on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska is hosting a toy exchange April 21.  The event is scheduled to take place in the Olde Lounge of the Arctic Warrior Event Center, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. across the hall from the Mother-Son and Father-Daughter Dance taking

  • Airmen sharpen skills during Polar Force 17-4

    Airmen participate in Exercise Polar Force 17-4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 6, 2017. During the routine training exercise, Airmen donned Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear and engaged in various scenarios which tested their ability to handle real-world situations.

  • Month of the Military Child Kick-Off Celebration

    Children participate in various activities at the Month of the Military Child Kick-Off Celebration at the Illa School Age Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2017. The Month of the Military Child honors the important role military children play in the armed forces community.

  • Arctic Dragons Conduct Live-Fire

    Soldiers assigned to the 95th Chemical Company, “Arctic Dragons”, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, executed a gunnery live-fire exercise with M1135 Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5. The