National Endowment for the Arts team visits JBER
From left: Benjamin Brown, chairman of the Alaska State Council on the Arts; Logan Walton, art therapist at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, chair for the National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Air Force Col. Laura Baugh, commander of the 673d Medical Group, and Bill O’Brien, senior advisor for innovation and director of Creative Forces, National Endowment for the Arts, pose for a photo at the 673d MDG on JBER, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2024. Jackson and the team had the opportunity to learn more about the work of JBER’s creative arts therapists and interdisciplinary teams within treatment programs that focus on supporting each patient’s unique needs through the arts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)