Joint Army-Air Force installation in Anchorage; home of the 11th Airborne Division, the 673d Air Base Wing, and F-22 operations — Alaska's largest military base.
Anchorage, AK, USA
Fish and Wildlife bought its ninth no-bid track loader for $248,954
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Caterpillar Inc. of Irving, Texas, a $248,954 sole-source contract for a compact track loader with forestry attachments for the JBER Wildland Fire Branch, running through Sept. 3, 2027.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage trails plan keeps Muldoon trail but drops JBER from its name
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson asked planners to delete the Muldoon Perimeter Trail from Anchorage's 2026 Recreational Trails Plan, citing mission incompatibility. The project team kept the concept, citing public support. The AMATS Technical Advisory Committee takes up the plan Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Air Force names 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich as airman killed in Cape Newenham crash
The Eleventh Air Force identified 2nd Lt. Leah R. Borsich, 23, of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron at JBER as the airman killed in the Aug. 20 Cape Newenham crash. Alaska State Troopers will name the victims not affiliated with the Department of War.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Alaska students will spend the year researching the veterans buried at Fort Richardson
The VA's National Cemetery Administration awarded the University of Alaska Anchorage $325,000 for a one-year Veterans Legacy Program project sending dual-enrolled high school students and undergraduates into the burial records of Fort Richardson National Cemetery, with a campus memorial and a cemetery walking tour among the deliverables.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min readAI
An airman's idea for a cargo cart is out to bid at JBER
A new Air Force solicitation seeks engineering and fabrication of a Version 2.0 Logistics Operational Device cart, a manual alternative to K-loaders, with final fit-checks and operational testing at JBER alongside the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
College student airlifted off Resurrection Pass after allergic reaction 14 miles in
An 18-year-old college student visiting Alaska was airlifted off the Resurrection Pass Trail after an allergic reaction left him struggling to breathe 14 miles from the trailhead.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The Blue Angels headlined JBER's Arctic Thunder, their first Anchorage show since 2016
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlined JBER's Arctic Thunder Open House on Aug. 8-9, their first appearance at the Anchorage base since 2016, in one of Alaska's largest public events.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Heavy military flying returns over Anchorage as Red Flag-Alaska war games resume
Red Flag-Alaska 26-3 brings fighter jet training over Anchorage into late August, though the base and Pacific Air Forces give different start dates. JBER lists Aug. 14, not the Friday before the exercise, as its heavy flying day.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Anchorage Assembly weights resolution would back JBER buildout as base housing nears full
An Anchorage Assembly resolution would commit the city to planning for a projected JBER buildup, on a base whose family housing is already about 98% occupied.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The military is adding a thousand people to a base that's already full
JBER family housing is nearly full as the military plans to add about 1,050 personnel in Alaska. An Anchorage Assembly resolution weighs the added housing pressure.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The Army's last airborne cavalry squadron made its final jump at JBER
The Army reflagged the 1-40th Cavalry at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as the 1st Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, ending its last airborne cavalry squadron.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
Air Force seeks contractor to install communications gear at remote Shemya outpost
The 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron issued an RFQ Friday to install a communications container and optional tower at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, with quotes due July 24 and a five-week construction window ending August 31.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min readAI
Allied forces rehearse the next war in the Alaska wilderness
Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 20th ASOS used Red Flag-Alaska 26-2 at Eielson AFB and JBER to demonstrate an expanded battlefield role that now includes small drones, electronic warfare, and real-time targeting in degraded environments, with allied senior leaders watching to assess future participation.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
The FAA wants to end the 50-year ban on supersonic flight — and Alaska has the sky for it
The FAA has proposed ending the 1973 ban on civil supersonic flight over the U.S., allowing boomless supersonic jets — a change with real relevance for vast, aviation-heavy Alaska.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
The man who made the case for JBER's new water plant didn't live to see it open
Doyon Utilities opened a new water plant at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, serving 40,000 and replacing 1957-era infrastructure, honoring the late Mac Nason who championed it.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago1 min readAI
Starry Fire hits 50% containment as military crews join Alaska firefighters
The Starry Fire reached 50% containment Tuesday as about two dozen active-duty Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Clear Space Force Station, and JBER worked alongside state hotshot crews. Crews secured a 5-foot buffer inside the fire's edge and found no heat 150 feet outside the perimeter.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
A Record Alaska Defense Bill Clears Its First Hurdle
A Senate committee advanced a defense bill authorizing about $2.6 billion for Alaska military construction, led by a JBER overhaul — but it must still clear the full Senate and House.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
The Army Just Ran a Shark Tank in Alaska — and a Soldier's Enemy-Sniffing Drone Won
Alaska's 11th Airborne held Angel Ascent, a Shark Tank-style innovation contest; WO1 Brian Raab's "Wardrive" enemy-signal-detecting drone payload won top prize.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago2 min readAI
Six nations, 70-plus aircraft, an airspace bigger than Britain: the war over Alaska was a drill
RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 wrapped June 12 at Eielson AFB and JBER, bringing together six nations, roughly 75 aircraft, and more than 300 paratroopers dropping at Donnelly Drop Zone near Delta Junction in one of the most internationally diverse iterations on record.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's 1-40 Cav made its last cavalry jump June 10 — WWII lineage returns in July
Alaska's 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry made its last major jump as cavalry on June 10 — it becomes the 1-511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in July
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI