• Bigger and Better: Construction continues on JBER’s flight-line extension

    The Kiewit Construction Team continues to work on the expansion of the flight-line on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30. This project began in the fall of 2022 and the team continues to make great efforts to complete it. One of two on Elmendorf Field, Runway 16/34 will be extended

  • 715th Air Mobility Operations Group Change of Command

    From left: U.S. Air Force Col. Jens Lyndrup, commander of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing; Chief Master Sgt. Brenton Phillips, guidon bearer for the ceremony; Col. Troy Pierce, outgoing commander of the 715th Air Mobility Operations Group; and Col. Joshua Holaday, incoming commander of the

  • Exercise improves JBER’s ability to deal with power loss

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson conducted a base-wide Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise June 10 to evaluate the installation’s ability to sustain operations during an extended power outage testing not just systems, but the readiness of the personnel and families.

  • Norwegian Foot March

    Army and Air Force service members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participate in the Norwegian Foot March June 18, at JBER, Alaska. The Norwegian Foot March is a military endurance test in which the participants march or run an 18.6 mile-long route, carrying a 25-pound rucksack. (U.S Air Force

  • Anchorage Remembers Memorial Day

    Families of fallen service members pay their respects at the Anchorage Remembers Memorial Day Ceremony at Delaney Park, Anchorage, Alaska on May 26, 2025. Memorial Day is an annual observance dedicated to honoring and remembering all military personnel who have given their lives serving our nation.

  • National Police Week

    Service members and civilians assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron host a parade for the families on the installation during National Police Week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 14. National Police Week was initiated by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and is dedicated to

  • 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

    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 and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Education Center to encourage members to take the

  • 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.