• Hangar 5 reopens, expands fitness capacity to strengthen readiness at JBER

    After months of renovations, the 673d Force Support Squadron reopened Hangar 5 on Dec. 8, 2025. The restoration of the major fitness hub expands access to a training environment that supports the strength, endurance and physical readiness required for the development of lethal, combat-ready

  • That’s a wrap: Civilian retires from 48 years of federal service

    Imagine it’s 1973. You and your husband are stationed in Anchorage, Alaska; the town is small, the weather is cold, and there’s little to do. Next thing you know, it’s 2025. The city has grown exponentially, and you’re retiring in the same place it all started. It has been 48 years and more than a

  • JBER conducts medical evacuation training

    Tech. Sgt. Dylan Drenner, a landing zone safety officer (LZSO) assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, uses a rangefinder to assess a landing during an austere-environment landing exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2025. LZSOs practice management of landing

  • Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Hundrieser, a member of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by his high-visibility cap, demonstrates how to start a fire during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Learning

  • JBER holds K9 TCCC training for Eielson AFB

    Tactical Combat Casualty Care is not only useful knowledge to have amongst the armed forces, but can be life saving in dire situations in and out of the field. For the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, TCCC doesn’t just apply to the two-legged service members, but the four-legged ones as well.

  • JBER defenders undergo FAST training

    Eight U.S. Air Force defenders from the 673d Security Forces Squadron participated in a Fly Away Security Team training course at the 673d SFS Warehouse on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 15 through 19, 2025.

  • Northern Edge 2025 wraps up across Alaska

    Northern Edge 2025, a multi-domain, joint field-training exercise, concluded this week after showcasing the U.S. military’s expanded capabilities in the Arctic and north-western Pacific theater.Led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and held throughout Alaska—including the Joint Pacific Alaska Range

  • SECAF continues Indo-Pacific tour at JBER

    Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink receives a tour of the Joint Mobility Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first