• The Iditarod is reopening; how will it affect your pay?

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — With the grand reopening of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Iditarod Dining Facility, Basic Allowance for Sustenance II will discontinue for dorm residents as soon as early May.

  • From winter to summer road ready

    With no appreciable snow forecast for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, multiple agencies are shifting focus from winter maintenance to preparing roads for safer summer driving conditions.

  • And the winner is...

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — For years, military youth centers such as Kennecott and Two Rivers on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America have been recognizing youth members who embody skills such as leadership, service, academic excellence and

  • Not your average welcome home: Air Force officer saves a life at the airport

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — After a long flight from London to the Last Frontier, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Strohmayer, anesthesia flight commander for the 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, patiently awaited his luggage at the baggage claim in the Ted Stevens

  • Protecting yourself and your family from volcanic eruptions

    Seismic activity is occurring, fueling Mount Spurr’s volcanic unrest and showing increased volcanic gas emissions. The current alert level for Mount Spurr is advisory with the color code being yellow meaning seismicity remains elevated and increased slightly compared to last week, according to the

  • Total force integration on full display in joint exercise

    Various agencies are working together to support the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise 25-02. The JPMRC rotation is the annual combined joint regional combat training rotation in Alaska. It focuses on large-scale combat operations and is an extreme cold-weather training event

  • 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