• JBER conducts medical evacuation training

    Tech. Sgt. Dylan Drenner, a landing zone safety officer (LZSO) assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, uses a rangefinder to assess a landing during an austere-environment landing exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2025. LZSOs practice management of landing

  • Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Hundrieser, a member of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by his high-visibility cap, demonstrates how to start a fire during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Learning

  • Three JBER childcare centers earn national accreditation

    Three Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson child and youth centers have earned accreditation from the Council on Accreditation, placing them among a small percentage of childcare institutions nationwide recognized for meeting rigorous quality standards.

  • Northern Edge 2025 wraps up across Alaska

    Northern Edge 2025, a multi-domain, joint field-training exercise, concluded this week after showcasing the U.S. military’s expanded capabilities in the Arctic and north-western Pacific theater.Led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and held throughout Alaska—including the Joint Pacific Alaska Range

  • 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

  • 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