• JBER intramural sports always has events to get you moving

    As the days get longer, many people start to look for more things to do. One of the options is intramural sports.There are many opportunities to participate in intramural sports this year on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The sports being offered are volleyball, arctic skills competition,

  • JBER units innovate to rapidly deploy F-22s

    JBER's 3rd Wing is developing a program to drastically decrease the time it takes to deploy the world's most advanced stealth fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor.Originally developed in concert with the 477th Fighter Group, Air Force Reserve, the plan will provide combatant commanders with a major

  • There are many ways to entertain children in Anchorage

    A 4-year-old screamed with glee as she and her father slid down a small hill in their housing area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The slope was practice for the sledding hill at the Hillberg Ski Area, just one of the many places for children to do fun things while stationed here.The holidays

  • Alaska winters create challenges for JBER pet owners

    Some of the most cherished animals in the last frontier are not always found roaming free throughout Alaska. Many service members have pets which are considered to be part of the family and share a home on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Having pets comes with an added responsibility in the

  • Behind the scenes with Transient Alert

    Thick fog settled over Eielson Air Force Base, completely covering the flight line and hindering F-16 Fighting Falcons from landing, diverting the fighters to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. JBER Base Operations learned of the incoming aircraft and notified Novell Howard, 3rd Maintenance Squadron

  • Exercise Polar Force tests capabilities of JBER Airmen

    Air Force personnel and DoD civilians assigned to 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd participated in Exercise Polar Force 14-2, an operational readiness exercise, Feb. 4 through 12, designed to test Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's short-notice deployment capabilities.The week-long ORE validated and

  • Royal Thai Armed Forces members visit with Spartans

    Service members from the Royal Thai Armed Forces arrived at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Feb. 4 as part of the beginning stages of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014.Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, were there to greet their Pacific

  • Spartans hone Arctic warrior skills during winter training

    Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, along with various units and enablers from across Alaska worked together to demonstrate their unique ability to carry out combat, as well as safety and security operations while in an arctic environment during

  • AF announces 'pro-gear' policy change

    Air Force officials recently announced changes to the Department of Defense's policy on transporting member's professional books, papers and equipment, or PBP&E, shipped in household goods during permanent change of station moves. Known as "pro-gear," the new PBP&E policy will impact orders issued