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  • Air Force leaders say increased funding is improving readiness

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein thanked Congress for providing the resources necessary to restore the service’s readiness while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Readiness and Management

  • Bar code applications for devices; JBER be aware

    All Department of Defense personnel and families stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are being warned about new applications available for Apple and Android smart phones that can decode the 2D barcode on the common access card.

  • JBER ASAP office opens “Mock Drug Room” training space

    It would not be surprising to find stacked pizza boxes, overturned soda cans and hygiene products scattered across a teen’s or young service member’s room. These items, while commonplace, are the perfect tools for hidden caches of pills, alcohol and drug paraphernalia. To the unsuspecting parent or

  • Scobee continues legacy of service

    Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for promotion to the rank of Lt. Gen. yesterday.

  • Red Flag in the Last Frontier: it’s a bear fight

    Crossing paths with an aggressive mother black bear. Losing his footing and plummeting down the jagged terrain of a 3,500-foot mountain peak. He knows his adversaries, and he’s prepared to confront them.Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Pete Marshall, 47th Squadron RAF C-130J pilot, is in the Last

  • Muldoon Gate to strengthen installation defense, close for 8 weeks

    The Muldoon Gate and Provider Drive, from the gate to the Shoppette intersection, are scheduled to close from Aug. 20 to Oct. 14. During the closure, Arctic Valley Gate (outbound only) will extend its hours from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally, use of Post Road and Richardson Gates is encouraged

  • 'They're battling with me': NCO fights cancer

    (Editor’s note: This is a first in a series of articles on Tech. Sgt. Trepanier) A thin white coat of winter frost blanketed the Anchorage cityscape on Jan. 17, 2017. By 4:30 p.m., the deep purple haze which illuminated the Chugach mountains had all but faded. Outside a local barbershop, the

  • SECAF visits JBER

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8 to 10, 2018.