• The E-3 Sentry: command center in the sky

    Sweeping through the lower stratosphere of the unforgiving Alaska region, the U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry quietly keeps watch. Often described as a flying command center, the E-3 navigates the skies, its distinctive radar dome cutting through the clouds, serving as a critical tool in our nation’s

  • Maintaining a ready community with thriving families

    The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness, based at Pennsylvania State University, has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to conduct an initiative program called Thrive. This project offers active-duty military families at identified Air Force installations the opportunity to participate in one

  • JBER kicks off April with annual SAPR open house

    On April 2, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with the 3rd Annual SAPR Open House. The event gathered agencies and individuals across JBER to connect, discuss and provide resources to each other.

  • Don Young Port of Alaska Director tours JBER

    U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Mabbutt, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander, discusses the unique regional obstacles of Alaska with Terry Umatum, the recently appointed port director of the Don Young Port of Alaska, at JBER, Alaska, April 3, 2026. Throughout the meeting,

  • Gear up, ride safe: JBER motorcycle season approaches

    As Alaska prepares for the summer, a familiar sound is slowly returning to the roads of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson – the hum of maintenance as riders inspect, tune and prepare their motorcycles, signaling the start of the riding season.

  • JBER celebrates new Honor Guard graduates

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Hawley, a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard graduate, receives a congratulatory handshake from Col. Dustin Hansen, 673d Mission Support Group commander, during an honor guard graduation ceremony on JBER, Alaska, March 31, 2026. Airmen from a multitude

  • In to learn, out to serve: Six decades of leadership education

    “In to learn, out to serve” is the motto of the Elmendorf Professional Military Education Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It reflects the center’s mission of preparing enlisted personnel for leadership roles in the Pacific region – a mission that began with its first graduating class in