Air Force approves cold-weather location incentive pay for Alaskan service members

The Department of the Air Force approved assignment incentive pay for Airmen and Guardians who serve in cold-weather locations – including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – starting April 1, 2024.

JBER Exchange Recognized as a Top-Performing Store for Second Consecutive Year

For the second year in a row, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Exchange was crowned among the best of the best at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s annual conference, receiving the organization’s highest honor, the Director/CEO Cup.

Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Schneider visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

11th Air Force and JBER leaders gather for 673d Air Base Wing Immersion

From left, U.S. Air Force Col. David Wilson, commander, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Heath Tempel, senior enlisted

Surviving the Arctic: My struggles and rewards from cool school training

I recount my rough but rewarding experience in arctic survival training at Eielson AFB.

Gen. Schneider visits JBER for first time as PACAF commander

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, visits Camp Madbull at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska, Feb. 28, 2024. Schneider visited with Airmen across the installation to discuss the quality of life on station to learn more about the unique challenges Airmen and

Alaska Command leadership attends Civil Air Patrol brief

Service members and civilians of the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force, including Alaskan NORAD Region and ALCOM Commander Lt. Gen. David Nahom, attended a briefing by the Alaska Civil Air Patrol in Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2024.

JBER's crew chiefs keeping aircraft operational with deicing

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Blassi Shoogukwruk, an aircraft de-icing supervisor with the 176th Maintenance Operations Flight, operates the basket of a GL-1800 deicing truck at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 13, 2024. During the harsh Alaska winter months the mission of the 3rd

Civilian first sergeant aims to strengthen resilience

The duties of Department of Defense civilian employees, as well as their mental health, can often be overlooked in the military world, but when a civilian first sergeant comes into play, it’s a game changer.

JBER hosts 2024 chief induction ceremony

Six senior master sergeants were inducted into the tier of the U.S. Air Force’s highest enlisted rank – chief master sergeant – in a ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2024.