• MFRC supports JBER: Deployment Readiness

    The checklist is complete and bags are packed with extra gear and uniforms. It’s time to hug the kids and kiss the spouse; your deployment time has arrived. However, once a service member or unit is selected for deployment, there are a variety of services available to ensure the family staying

  • PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment

    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved

  • Drinking Water Quality on JBER

    JBER’s drinking water missionA water utility seldom takes the opportunity to tell its customers about all they are doing to produce exceptional quality drinking water in conjunction with the myriad of additional things the utility does to ensure public safety. All too often, we concentrate only on

  • Iditarod wins 2016 Hennessy Award

    Feeding Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel isn't an easy task. Most will only see food being placed on their plates and not realize the hard work that put it there."This job is a beast," said Air Force Master Sgt. Krista Kotz, 673d Force Support Squadron dining facility manager. "If you think

  • JROTC cadets attend Summer Leadership Camp at JBER

    Students from 10 Alaska high schools participated in the Junior ROTC Summer Leadership Camp at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, from May 23 to June 10, 2016.JBER hosted three iterations of the week-long camp were hosted where attendees participated in various camp events which included

  • Executive Observer Program offers valuable insight to PACAF leaders

    Maj. Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces chief of staff, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 9 to 12 as part of RED FLAG-Alaska's Executive Observer Program.During the visit, Schneider and 13 other leaders from 12 different nations' air forces participated in presentations and

  • Aurora hosts Sunflower Housing Community playground grand opening

    Aurora Military Housing is scheduled to host a luncheon to celebrate the renovation of the playground at the Sunflower Housing Community, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday June 16.The event would have marked the grand opening of the pirate-and-castle-themed

  • June 14 is Flag Day

    Flag Day is one of the oldest American holidays, but also one of the most commonly overlooked - despite the fact that nearly every military service member sees, or salutes, its legacy at some point during their day.May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation announcing