• Best Medic Competition 2025

    U.S. Army medics assigned to 11th Airborne Division ruck march during the third day of the Best Medic Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2025. During the competition, Soldiers from across the command navigated a challenging series of events that pushed the competitors'

  • Hon. Dale Marks tours JBER

    From left: U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Mabbut, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander; the Hon. Dale Marks, assistant Secretary of Defense for energy, installations and environment; Suzanne LaFrance, mayor of Anchorage, Alaska; and Col. Jeremy Oldham, 673rd Civil Engineer

  • JBER Airmen conduct crash recovery exercise

    U.S. Air Force Crash, Damaged and Disabled Aircraft Recovery Airmen assigned to the 3rd Maintenance Squadron conducted a simulated crash-and-recovery exercise at Camp Madbull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8 and Aug. 11 to 12, 2025.

  • Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Luis Magana, Defense Health Network Central senior enlisted leader and MRC Alpha command chief master sergeant, speak with medical personnel at the

  • SECAF continues Indo-Pacific tour at JBER

    Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink receives a tour of the Joint Mobility Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first

  • Airfield chess masters – every move matters

    Surrounded by the roar of jet engines and the steady flow of arriving and departing aircraft, one team stood calm, calculated, and precise like a chess player: the 3rd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations team. Their mission-critical coordination ensured the airfield remained a safe and

  • Air mobility squadron delivers the goods throughout exercises

    When you go on vacation, things are – generally – seamless.You drop your bags off and they’re weighed and whisked away. When you board the aircraft, the lavatory is clean. The airplane takes off safely, meals or snacks come to your seat, and when you get to your destination, your luggage comes up a

  • Lining up for the mission

    As the sun begins to peek through the Chugach mountain range, the once-quiet bay of the Joint Mobility Complex at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson stirs to life. Pallets are stacked outside, and the once-empty hangar hums with the anticipation of Airmen arriving to begin the first step toward their

  • 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors take off to support REFORPAC

    A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron takes off during exercise Resolute Force Pacific on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2025. REFORPAC is designed to deliver Air Force capabilities to the Indo-Pacific region at speed and scale, then demonstrate the