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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Lakeisha R. Smalling, chief of the 673d Air Base Wing military housing element, left, joins Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, on stage to present a parting gift during Brunson’s retirement ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson completed 48 years of civilian service across 12 different occupations, concluding with her time at JBER. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, is awarded the Certificate of Service during her retirement ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson completed 48 years of civilian service across 12 different occupations, concluding with her time at JBER. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, is presented a certificate of service by U.S. Army Col. Stephen Polacek, deputy commander of the 673d Air Base Wing, during Brunson’s retirement ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson retired after 48 years of civilian service, starting as a clerk typist in 1977. She worked various civilian service-related jobs in between, and ended as a barracks manager at JBER. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, is presented a certificate of service by U.S. Army Col. Stephen Polacek, deputy commander of the 673d Air Base Wing, during Brunson’s retirement ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson retired after 48 years of civilian service, starting as a clerk typist in 1977. She worked various civilian service-related jobs in between, and ended as a barracks manager at JBER. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Service members and civilians attend the retirement ceremony of Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson completed 48 years of civilian service across 12 different occupations, concluding with her time at JBER. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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Civilian retires after 48 years of federal service

Mickey Rutledge, chief of unaccompanied housing for the 673d Civil Engineering Squadron, speaks at a retirement ceremony for Gloria Brunson, barracks manager for the 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, at the Arctic Warrior Event Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2025. Brunson retired after 48 years of civilian service, starting as a clerk typist in 1977. As a barracks manager, Brunson ensured quality of life for Soldiers and Airmen alike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)

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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 fire-making skills gives Airmen lifesaving tools for warmth, signaling and sustaining themselves in Arctic emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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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 fire-making skills gives Airmen lifesaving tools for warmth, signaling and sustaining themselves in Arctic emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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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, demonstrates how to start a fire during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Learning fire-making skills gives Airmen lifesaving tools for warmth, signaling and sustaining themselves in Arctic emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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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 fire-making skills gives Airmen lifesaving tools for warmth, signaling and sustaining themselves in Arctic emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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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 fire-making skills gives Airmen lifesaving tools for warmth, signaling and sustaining themselves in Arctic emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Neff (right), a squadron aviation resources management journeyman assigned to the 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Jinypher Coy (left), a contract specialist assigned to the 673d Contracting Squadron, join other classmates in receiving fire-making instruction during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. ART promotes Airmen readiness by preparing them to operate in extreme cold-weather environments by teaching survival skills, hazard recognition and mission-sustaining techniques essential for sustaining operations in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Keithsran Khem, a member of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by his high-visibility cap, boils water during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Each event in the course strengthens lethality, adaptability and readiness by preparing Airmen to overcome environmental hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luis Arroyo Jr., a member of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by his high-visibility cap, leads students in carrying firewood via sled during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. ART promotes Airmen readiness by preparing them to operate in extreme cold-weather environments by teaching survival skills, hazard recognition and mission-sustaining techniques essential for sustaining operations in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexandra Briley, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the first-term airmen course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Professional Military Education Center, carries a pole to build a single-pole tent during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Each event in the course strengthens lethality, adaptability and readiness by preparing Airmen to overcome environmental hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Neff (right), a squadron aviation resources management journeyman assigned to the 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Jinypher Coy (left), a contract specialist assigned to the 673d Contracting Squadron, carry equipment via sled during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Dragging sleds helps Airmen efficiently move mission-critical supplies when vehicles cannot easily maneuver in deep snow or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry equipment via sled during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Dragging sleds helps Airmen efficiently move mission-critical supplies when vehicles cannot easily maneuver in deep snow or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry equipment via sled during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Dragging sleds helps Airmen efficiently move mission-critical supplies when vehicles cannot easily maneuver in deep snow or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry equipment via sled during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Dragging sleds helps Airmen efficiently move mission-critical supplies when vehicles cannot easily maneuver in deep snow or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

Members of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by their high-visibility caps, give instruction during the ART course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. This training promotes Airmen readiness and lethality by equipping them with the skills required to remain mission-capable in harsh, subzero conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hites)

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