• Alaska National Guard biathletes compete in Canada, bring home gold

    Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen competed in the North American #1 and Calforex #1 Biathlon Cups at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in Canmore, Alberta, Dec. 3-4. Pfc. Travis Cooper, 207th Engineer Utility Detachment, took 1st place in the junior men’s 10 km sprint and the 12.5 km mass

  • Hillberg Ski Area Opens

    For many service members and their families, winters in Alaska bring new experiences. The Hillberg Ski Area at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson opened Dec. 3, and offers an affordable opportunity to get out of the house and have some fun in the snow.

  • 673d MDG Women’s Health clinic updates prenatal care

    The 673d Medical Group’s Women’s Health Flight will soon host a new group prenatal care program, Centering Pregnancy later this month. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be the first Air Force installation to offer a formal program, which is not a class, but rather a new way for expecting mothers

  • Operation Santa Claus visits Akiachak

    Santa Claus traded his sleigh and eight magically motivated reindeer for an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules during a Dec. 3 visit to Akiachak.Saint Nick’s journey to the Western Alaska village marked 59 years for Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard community-outreach effort

  • Duck the Halls

    Adults and children decorated rubber ducks for display as part of the Duck the Halls competition from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library. Artists of all ages and experience were given the opportunity to bring their favorite book characters to life. Voting on the top

  • Big toys big risks

    I was feeling cocky so I thumbed the throttle of my grandfather’s 600cc all-terrain-vehicle and gripped the gas tank with my knees as the wind picked up around me. My buddy and I had miles of dried-up lakebed to ourselves, although he was struggling to keep up in a side-by-side – one of the earlier

  • Holiday Tree Lighting

    Service members and families attend the annual Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Holiday Tree Lighting, at JBER, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2016. The event featured musical selections from the Ursa Major Elementary School choir and Central Middle School choir, and a guest appearance by Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.

  • Duck the Halls

    Starting Nov. 28, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library is offering artists of all ages and experience, a chance to bring their favorite book characters to life.

  • Base Leadership serves up Thanksgiving 2016

    Every year, it is tradition for base leadership to serve the Airmen and Soldiers of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska a Thanksgiving meal. This year, there were two, one at the Wilderness Inn Dining Facility Nov. 23 and one scheduled for the next day at the Iditarod Dining Facility.