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March 14, 2023
JBER partakes in Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023

The U.S. Transportation Command kicked off Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023’s field training portion with key players from 673d Medical Group and Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska National Guard at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on March 13.
May 17, 2022
JBER maintenance Airmen, Army Guardsman help rescue two plane crash victims near Goose Bay Airport

JBER maintenance Airmen, Army Guardsman help rescue two plane crash victims near Goose Bay Airport
April 8, 2022
3rd ASOS jumps Geronimo

Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron completed the CH-47 Chinook helicopter jump on Geronimo Drop Zone with the support of B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, maximizing total-force training to demonstrate short-notice mission readiness in
Dec. 27, 2018
Evaluation team uses non-destructive testing on JBER Airfields

Following the Nov. 30 earthquakes rocking the Anchorage, Alaska area, team Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson immediately leapt into action evaluating, cleaning up and repairing damages sustained.
Oct. 24, 2017
The military in Alaska helps mark 150 years since territory transfer

The military in Alaska helps mark 150 years since transfer of Alaska from Russia to the U.S.
April 27, 2017
Service Members Help Isolated Alaskan Village

Alaska National Guard soldiers from the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment teamed up with service members from across the Defense Department to participate in an Innovative Readiness Training runway extension project in Old Harbor, Alaska.
Sept. 9, 2016
Retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer laid to rest

Retired Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr., a former Alaska adjutant general, was laid to rest with military honors at Ivik, Alaska, Aug, 31, 2016. Schaeffer passed away on Aug. 25 at 77.Schaeffer’s military career began in 1957 when he joined the Eskimo Scouts. By 1986, he would reach one of the highest
July 22, 2016
Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crews help fight McHugh Creek Fire

Two Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and aircrews from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment began performing water bucket operations in support of wildfire suppression efforts for the McHugh Creek fire south of Anchorage, Alaska.