Sept. 22, 2023 Air Force Aviators Set Eyes on Underrepresented Areas in Alaska Air Force Aviation Inspiration and Mentors (AIM) and a sponsoring AIM wing visited youth at Johnson Youth Center in Juneau, Alaska, from Sept. 5 to 7 during an Alaska-based recruiting zone blitz.
Sept. 14, 2023 JBER firefighters protect Clear Space Force Station, local towns Firefighters from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, deployed to Clear Space Force Station to protect the installation and local town of Anderson from active wildfires.
Sept. 11, 2023 President Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary with service members in Alaska U.S. President Joe Biden observed the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks with a remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2023.
Aug. 15, 2023 Red Flag-Alaska 23-3 strengthens international collaboration Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 23-3 kicked off on Aug. 14, bringing together military forces from the United States, Australia, and other partner nations for two weeks of intensive and realistic aircraft flight training. Taking place over the sprawling expanse of the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex,
July 25, 2023 55th Operations Group establishes new detachment in Alaska In an effort to respond more quickly to long standing and ever-increasing combatant command and national intelligence requirements in the Indo-Pacific region, the 55th Operations Group Detachment 1 was recently established at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.The new detachment will initially serve as
July 10, 2023 EOD Flight Protects Alaska Members of the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight recently responded to a potential unexploded ordnance at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 30, 2023.
July 5, 2023 Military pays for Alaska service members' flights home Service members assigned to Alaska duty stations can take a military-paid flight home, according to a recent Department of Defense policy change. Per the June 1 update to the Joint Travel Regulations, eligible Alaska service members can be reimbursed for the cost of one round-trip airfare from their
June 14, 2023 GSA ServMart Customer Appreciation Day The GSA ServMart held a customer appreciation day to provide an opportunity to meet approximately 40 GSA vendor partners and suppliers at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 13. The event also allowed customers to see displays of new items that are available for purchase through the program.
June 9, 2023 Hon. Chaudhary visits JBER The Hon. Ravi Chaudhary, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska for a tour June 7, 2023.
June 7, 2023 Military and Family Readiness Center hosts mock deployment event for children The Military and Family Readiness Center hosted the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 3rd, 2023. This event was a mock deployment process aimed to give children and family members a glance and hands-on experience of the different phases