• 673d MDG exercise ERPSS

    673d Medical Group Airmen practice transporting simulated patients into and out of a C-17 Globemaster III during the EnRoute Patient Staging System exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 3, 2017. The ERPSS provides patient reception and limited emergent intervention, and ensures

  • JBER receives NOAA recovery hero award.

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designated Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as its first Species in the Spotlight Recovery Hero April 6.Members of the 673d Civil Engineer Group involved in the decades-long partnership between JBER and NOAA received the award on behalf of

  • 75 years later, 90th Fighter Squadron returns to Australia

    The 90th Fighter Squadron returned to JBER on Saturday, March 18, 2017, after participating in a bilateral exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force in RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory, Australia.  The Airmen spent more than 45 days at Tindal as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation program

  • COMPACAF visits JBER, talks of changing Pacific Theater

    Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 5 to 7, to thank Airmen for their dedication to the command’s mission, and learn about operations and readiness at the

  • JBER provides immunizations during Alaska Flu season

    Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious virus that spreads around the United States annually, but usually peaks between October and May. It is projected that Alaska’s flu season will spike between January and April.Because the vaccine loses effectiveness after a few months, the JBER

  • JBER's Airborne Contribution

    The command to “sound off for equipment check” resonates through the immense interior of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The call of “One, OK!” finalizes the equipment check, then 170-pound Soldiers carrying 150 pounds of gear each shuffle like zombies toward the open door of the massive cargo

  • JBER hosts 2016 Air Force Ball

    The 2016 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Ball at the Anchorage Egan Center, Alaska marked the Air Force's 69th birthday celebrating Air Force heritage through reflection, ceremony and camaraderie.

  • 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

  • God-given voice

    “I have been given a gift and I’m not about to let it go to waste.”Senior Airman Rebeckah Hastings, 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron transportation journeyman, grew up surrounded by music, with her father being a part of various bands. She would go to most of his concerts and this was the root of