• Blind Betty: JBER’s resident disabled black bear

    Tasked with the safety of people and animals on base and enforcement of laws and recreation regulation on base, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron conservation law enforcement officers often respond to bears or other wildlife in residential areas on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. In 2021, JBER’s chief

  • 525th Fighter Squadron returns home after successful deployment in Japan

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, returned home from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8 after a five-month deployment to support Pacific Air Forces’ efforts to bring more advanced fighter aircraft forward to the western

  • 3rd OSS tests landing zone capabilities at home, abroad

    In early March, the 3rd Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson sent personnel to participate in Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 under the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing to test their capabilities in an environment unlike home-station. And for the first time ever in Alaska, on March

  • Third-party housing inspections to begin on JBER

    Third-party inspections of all privatized housing on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will begin April 10 as part of the Department of the Air Force's effort to provide an unbiased assessment of current housing unit conditions.

  • Gold Star Family returns to JBER

    The Bowles family members attend the annual memorial service for their son, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Bowles at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Each year, the 673d Logistic Readiness Squadron honors the life and legacy of Bowles, who died on March 15, 2009, supporting Operation Enduring