• JBER pararescuemen participate in ATOH 26 FSE

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Reddington, 210th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, looks out of the window of an HH-60W Jolly Green II during the Arctic Thunder Open House 26 full-scale exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2026. The exercise simulated a recovery

  • JBER fitness program enhances readiness, earns departmental recognition

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Strength and Conditioning Program continues to help Airmen and Soldiers improve mission performance through fitness coaching and education while contributing to the installation’s recent recognition as the 2025 Department of

  • Forecasting readiness during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2

    U.S. Air Force weather specialists from the 374th Operations Support Squadron, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan are providing mission-critical forecasting and environmental intelligence in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2.As part of the exercise, which began May 28 and will conclude June 12,

  • 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

  • JBER conducts Exercise Polar Force 25-2

    U.S. Air Force Airmen perform mock deployment tactics for Exercise POLAR FORCE at Camp Madbull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2024.Exercise POLAR FORCE, though historically used to test JBER’s ability to deploy and receive personnel, also included significant Agile Combat

  • CSAF, CMSAF visit Arctic Airmen at JBER

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, October 17, 2024.During their visit they met with Airmen and joint force partners to discuss the strategic importance of the Arctic mission, as well as

  • CSAF, CMSAF Visit Arctic Airmen at JBER

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, October 17, 2024. During their visit they met with Airmen and joint force partners to discuss the strategic importance of the Arctic mission, as well as