• JBER Housing Office offers help finding off-post homes

    Military families know it can be difficult to find good housing from across the nation or sometimes from across town. It's an old story that has a new ending: The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Housing Welcome Centers remind service members there is an internet-based housing referral system, called

  • Space-A travel opens doors to the world

    Space-Available or "Space-A" travel is a privilege and a valued benefit which many eligible Department of Defense personnel never use. The Space-A travel program allows military personnel from all branches of service, their families and eligible civilians within the Department of Defense to fly

  • Texas boy becomes an Alaska Soldier for a day

    It was a day in the life of an Alaska Soldier.After a quick meal at the Warrior's Inn Dining Facility, the schedule was going to include riding in a Black Hawk helicopter, firing simulated weapons at a high-tech shooting range, simulated convoy training with cutting-edge motion- and

  • JOINT AIRDROP: Logistics operation resupplies Comabt Outpost Chergotah

    A joint airdrop operation between Task Force Spartan, the U.S. Air Force, the Afghan Border Patrol and local militia Arbici was conducted to resupply paratroopers of Task Force Blue Geronimo at Combat Outpost Chergotah, a first for the area, Feb. 28.Paratroopers from Task Force Blue Geronimo

  • ‘Soldiers helping Soldiers’ – AER campaign begins

    The 2012 Army Emergency Relief campaign kicked off March 1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with a briefing to AER representatives from U.S. Army Alaska.AER is a private, nonprofit organization which provides emergency financial assistance to Soldiers (active and retired) and their families in

  • Flagship: 90th Fighter Squadron receives new F-22

    Swooping down from an open Alaska sky, two 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor fighters - tail numbers 4090 and 4190 - flew above the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flight line in formation and at speed. Piloting Tail Number 4190, Lt. Col. Joseph Kunkel, 90th FS commander, glanced over at his wingman

  • Warrior Transition Battalion complex opens

    The Warrior Transition Battalion's Company A held its official opening ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 2. The WTB's new Warrior Transition Complex was celebrated by members of the battalion and the 673d Medical Wing, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, and various organizations from the

  • Red Cross month highlights assistance to services

    When service members or families need assistance to cope with emergencies while in Alaska, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Red Cross is available. Family members can use the Red Cross emergency communication system to notify service members of an emergency or other important event. Red Cross

  • 673d Air Base Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    During the course of activating the wing and consolidating Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson into Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, various units of 673d Air Base Wing earned high honors. Most recently, the 673d ABW was selected as a recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for