• 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.

  • Building deeper partnerships, one leader at a time

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Martin Castillo, the senior enlisted leader for the 673d Medical Group, was the first in the U.S. Air Force to attend and complete the New Zealand Defence Force Joint Warrant Officer Advance Course at the NZDF Defence College Nov. 18, 2023.

  • Logistics squadron implements cutting-edge fuels training

    The petroleum, oil and lubricants team from the 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron partnered with a local digital media company; the POL school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and POL personnel at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, to develop the JBER Fuels Trainer, a virtual-reality program

  • Enhancing military mobility through Arctic logistics

    Units across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson came together in a joint effort to coordinate rail operations for the first time to support Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-2, U.S. Army Alaska’s largest annual Arctic-readiness exercise.