• Iditarod dining facility reopens to JBER personnel

    (From left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Veronica Hoskinson, 673d Force Support Squadron commander, Airman 1st Class Adeline Amidon, a food service apprentice assigned to the 673d FSS, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Brandy, 673d FSS senior enlisted leader, cut a ribbon symbolizing an improved Iditarod

  • JBER named top military testing center

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Recently, the College Level Examination Program published its annual list of the top military test centers with the University of Anchorage Alaska ranking in the top 20. This was a collective effort between UAA, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Education

  • 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