• JBER Iditarod dining facility to undergo $1.3 million renovation

    The Iditarod Dining Facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska will be closing for renovation starting in January of 2024.Funding of $1.3 million will be invested into overhauling the dining facility in order to continue serving quality meals to service members and their families here.

  • OCOLA decrease to affect JBER service members

    Alaska’s military Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance, or OCOLA, is set to decrease by four points. The decrease will be implemented in two phases, dropping two points Nov. 16, 2023. The remaining two points will be dropped at a later date to be announced.OCOLA is a non-taxable allowance designed to

  • JBER hosts 2023 senior induction ceremony

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — JBER hosted its 2023 Senior Noncommissioned Officer induction ceremony to celebrate new master sergeants at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2023.

  • Recruitment, retention efforts pay off at CDCs

    The Child and Youth Programs at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are seeing positive returns in their recruitment and retention efforts as staffing levels continue to climb. After the success of a first-child-free discount at child development centers, multiple pay increases and expansions

  • 95th CBRN competes in obstacle course

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 95th Chemical Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, compete in an obstacle course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2023. The course focused on team building and

  • Get ready during National Preparedness Month

    September is National Preparedness Month, and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Office of Emergency Management encourages everyone to learn how to prepare and plan for, respond to, and recover from any disaster.Since its inception in 2004, the annual observance of NPM has served as a timely