• Maintaining a ready community with thriving families

    The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness, based at Pennsylvania State University, has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to conduct an initiative program called Thrive. This project offers active-duty military families at identified Air Force installations the opportunity to participate in one

  • JBER celebrates new Honor Guard graduates

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Hawley, a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard graduate, receives a congratulatory handshake from Col. Dustin Hansen, 673d Mission Support Group commander, during an honor guard graduation ceremony on JBER, Alaska, March 31, 2026. Airmen from a multitude

  • In to learn, out to serve: Six decades of leadership education

    “In to learn, out to serve” is the motto of the Elmendorf Professional Military Education Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It reflects the center’s mission of preparing enlisted personnel for leadership roles in the Pacific region – a mission that began with its first graduating class in

  • F-22 Raptor aircraft take off

    A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off during a routine training sortie at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2026. As a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, these Alaska-based F-22s are designed to rapidly project air dominance at

  • JBER ships prepositioned warfighting materiel

    Matt Davis, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron contractor, loads Prepositioned Warfighting Materiel onto a trailer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 15, 2026. The materiel consists of rapidly deployable equipment sets that enable facility establishment, communications, and aircraft

  • USO celebrates 10th anniversary on JBER

    The USO marked 10 years of providing services at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 11, recognizing a decade of support to service members and their families across the installation.

  • F-22 Raptor send-off in the snow

    A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes flight during snowfall at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2026. The F-22 Raptor is designed to project air dominance and cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft, providing power projection across the