• Exchange partners with Army Emergency Relief and Air Force Aid Society

    The base exchange is partnering with the Air Force Aid Society and the Army Emergency Relief program to collect donations supporting military members and their families from June 14 to 18 and from Sept. 14 to 18 during the Army and Air Force birthday celebrations.  Both AER and the AFAS have been

  • Music Man: Saxophonist Jazzes Up JBER Music

    The whiteboards on the walls list songs – everything from “Hey Ya” by Outkast to “Beast of Burden” by the Rolling Stones to “My Girl” by the Temptations. Reading the lists, there’s a sense of order under the randomness; they’re work-in-progress set lists for the 9th Army Band.In another room,

  • ATC Airmen keep the skies safe

    Looking up to the skies on any given day, multiple aircraft can be seen flying around the Anchorage area. From commercial, civilian, and military aircraft, it would be an understatement to say the skies are busy. Thanks to the dedicated Airmen and civilians of air traffic control, these aircraft

  • RED HORSE Squadron returns to JBER

    Members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron, based at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, are back for three months this summer to continue Phase I of JBER’s north-south runway remodel.   The Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operational Repair Squadron, Engineer provides the Air Force a civil engineer

  • Groundbreaking construction begins on Fisher House II

    The Fisher House of Alaska hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the Fisher House II June 6, 2017.  Since opening in 2012, the 12-suite Fisher House has been at maximum capacity. As a remedy, the installation commander provided a temporary annex location for an

  • JASDF visits JBER for joint exercise

    Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Col. Masashi Ota and team arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson via JASDF KC-767J Aerial Refueling Tanker. Ota and other Japanese military members are participating in a joint exercise.

  • DMV Express soon to open at the Base Exchange

    A Department of Motor Vehicle Express office will soon start providing services to all DOD cardholders and their dependents at the Exchange on JBER.  There will be a variety of services offered such as vehicle inspection, registration renewal, title transfer, duplication or renewal of licenses or

  • Job shadowing program

    The JBER School Liaison Office hosted a job shadowing program allowing high school students to explore a career field, May 4, 2017. More than 25 students from Eagle River and Bartlett High schools participated in this program, along with five job hosts from across JBER to introduce the students to a

  • New changes coming in the Aurora Military Housing

    The Air Force revised its utility allowance policy last May, and Aurora Military Housing will start implementing the change in July. This policy is being applied to all base housing across the Air Force installations. The AMH and the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron Housing Office will be hosting two

  • Just four seconds

    Smallridge woke up in the backseat of his truck, dazed and very confused. As he made his way out of the vehicle, he saw a police officer speeding up the other side of the bridge and another vehicle wrapped around a tree. Assuming the other vehicle had been the cause of the incident, Smallridge began