• Australian defense delegation discusses environment

    Curtis Bowling, director of Environment Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, hosted a executive-level environmental delegation from the Australian Department of Defence last week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.According to an OSD memorandum calling for JBER participation in

  • Traumatic Brain Injury clinic promotes awareness

    March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness month and staff at of the 673d Medical Group's TBI clinic continuously demonstrate the importance of awareness.Becoming self-aware of a brain injury can be difficult because the patient's brain isn't at its best, according to Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Kelton

  • New DBIDS base access system improves JBER security

    DBIDS is a Department of Defense identity verification and force protection tool which uses barcodes and biometrics (a person's height and weight, eye color and fingerprints) along with a color photograph to identify cardholders.It is directly connected with the Defense Enrollment Eligibility

  • Cost of living allowance rates up this year

    To offset the sometimes-high costs of living outside the contiguous United States, the Department of Defense pays service members living in those areas extra money each month as a cost of living allowance. Every year the rates are re-examined to make sure service members living in Alaska or Germany,

  • Technicians keep service members smiling on JBER

    All service members visit the dental clinic. Whether for an annual checkup or for a toothache, they are all used to seeing the dentist and dental technician. But what they don't see are the people who work behind the scenes - the people who aid in creating that perfect smile - the dental lab

  • Lab technicians keep operations going

    The 3rd Wing Non-destructive Inspection lab at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson keeps the mission on track with accurate safety inspections by providing needed reviews of metals and aircraft, the NDI lab is keeping pilots safe and in the air."The Non-destructive Inspection lab inspects aircraft and

  • Paratrooper earns commendation for combat valor

    Members of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) honored one of their own, March 3, during a ceremony at their battalion headquarters for actions on the battlefield during the unit's most recent deployment to Afghanistan. Twenty-five-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Bobo, currently