• Bigger and Better: Construction continues on JBER’s flight-line extension

    The Kiewit Construction Team continues to work on the expansion of the flight-line on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30. This project began in the fall of 2022 and the team continues to make great efforts to complete it. One of two on Elmendorf Field, Runway 16/34 will be extended

  • 715th Air Mobility Operations Group Change of Command

    From left: U.S. Air Force Col. Jens Lyndrup, commander of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing; Chief Master Sgt. Brenton Phillips, guidon bearer for the ceremony; Col. Troy Pierce, outgoing commander of the 715th Air Mobility Operations Group; and Col. Joshua Holaday, incoming commander of the

  • Brig. Gen. Brian Filler Visit

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Brian Filler, the director of Security Forces and deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, visits the Fort Richardson Visitor Center to speak with Airmen during his visit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 24. Filler toured the

  • Exercise improves JBER’s ability to deal with power loss

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson conducted a base-wide Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise June 10 to evaluate the installation’s ability to sustain operations during an extended power outage testing not just systems, but the readiness of the personnel and families.

  • Norwegian Foot March

    Army and Air Force service members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participate in the Norwegian Foot March June 18, at JBER, Alaska. The Norwegian Foot March is a military endurance test in which the participants march or run an 18.6 mile-long route, carrying a 25-pound rucksack. (U.S Air Force

  • Tropic Tundra 2025: Strengthening multi-capable Airmen tactics

    Exercise Tropic Tundra concluded for the year at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 6. Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing conducted simulated agile combat employment tactics to strengthen multi-capable Airmen capabilities.

  • Tropic Tundra 2025

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Blaine Redman, generator noncommissioned officer in charge assigned to the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron , participates in Exercise Tropic Tundra in a remote location in Alaska, May 30, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd Wing came together to form the

  • JBER wins prestigious commissary award

    The Defense Commissary Agency announced the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Commissary as the first-place winner of the Director’s Award for fiscal year 2024’s “Best Commissary Award.”