Aug. 23, 2019 JBER firefighters help fight McKinley Fire Fifteen firefighters from the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight and three firefighters from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Wildland Support Module returned to JBER at approximately 10 p.m. Aug. 22, from assisting with efforts to suppress the McKinley Fire.
Aug. 20, 2019 Registering, handling, transporting weapons on JBER The restrictions pertaining to firearms on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are different than those for the state of Alaska.
June 12, 2019 Pacific senior enlisted leaders meet for historic Red Flag-Alaska Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.
June 3, 2019 JBER team wins Best Large Exchange 2019 Director/CEO Cup The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Exchange team celebrated a huge win May 7, 2019, when they were selected Best Large Exchange Program worldwide at the 2019 Main Store Managers/General Managers conference, in Frisco, Texas.
May 22, 2019 673d SFS hosts Defender Family Day In commemoration of National Police Week, the 673d Security Forces Squadron held a unique Defender Family Day event May 16, 2019, centered around what a day in the life of a defender typically looks like at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
April 10, 2019 JBER, 3rd Wing reception provides resources to Tyndall AFB Airmen The 3rd Wing and 673d Air Base Wing, along with numerous volunteers and helping agencies, provided resources during a welcome reception on April 8, for inbound Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen and families being stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
April 10, 2019 Through it all: One Tyndall AFB family’s story “The Air Force is telling me, ‘Stay away, don’t come back,’” said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Masingale. “We just kept thinking, why? It’s not going to be that bad. Why are we evacuating? It’s only supposed to be a Category 2 storm.”
Feb. 20, 2019 JBER hosts 2018 Air Force Key Spouse of the Year Kristen Christy, the 2018 Air Force Key Spouse of the Year, toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 11 to 13, 2019, speaking to numerous members of the community.
Feb. 20, 2019 MD5 Boot Camp inspires Airmen-driven innovation JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – During an intensive workshop recently hosted by the 673d Air Base Wing, 40 innovators were given the opportunity to join the largest collaborative community of national security visionaries in the world.
Feb. 8, 2019 JBER proves ready with earthquake-skilled CE Airmen It was an unusually warm September week in 2018 when Sophia Lee, a 673d Civil Engineer Squadron structural engineer, attended a local seminar titled, “ATC-20-1 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings.”