Lt. Col. Mike Beiergrohslein, U.S. Public Health Service, and his son Max, 13, await instructions before starting a 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. This is the summe More
Airman 1st Class Britton Halbert, 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance apprentice, removes his reflective belt after his work day on the flight line is over. Halbert is responsible for maint More
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Color Guard Soldiers stand in solemn tribute during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day service Sept. 18, 2015, on JBER. The ceremony was hosted as a reminder of the nation’s prom More
Staff Sgt. Steven Wheeler, 673d Security Forces Squadron, and military working dog, Ajax, search the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as it arrives through the Post Road gate on Joint Base Elmendo More
The Christmas star continues to illuminate the side of Mount Gordon Lyon during the long winter nights in the Chugach Mountain Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The star is lit every year as part of Anc More
Tania Leslie, child watch specialist, plays with Olivia Powell, 2, at the Teddy’s Child Watch care center at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Dec. 9, 2015. Teddy’s Child Watch is a free service that offers a sa More
Participants line up at the start of a 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Twenty-six people raced in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Valerie A. Monroy)
Soldiers watch the proceedings of a National POW/MIA Recognition Day service Sept. 18, 2015, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Service members, Department of Defense civilians and veterans hosted a ceremony f More
John Schank, 2014 Alaska Truck Driver of the Year, stands with his truck after safely bringing the U.S Capitol Christmas Tree to Hangar 4 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2015. The tree will More
The Christmas star shines through the night on Mount Gordon Lyon in the Chugach Mountain Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It remains lit until the last Iditarod musher crosses the finish line in Nome, More
Olivia Powell, 2, plays at the Teddy’s Child Watch care center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Dec. 9, 2015. Teddy’s Child Watch is a free child care service for children ages six weeks to 12 years old. Oli More
Participants begin a 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Members provided their own bikes and helmets for the race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Valerie A. Monroy)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Color Guard service members stand vigil in front of a fallen warrior monument during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day service Sept. 18, 2015, on JBER. Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors More
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 74 inch lutz spruce, arrives in Hangar 4 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2015. JBER is one of the many stops for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on its wa More
The Christmas star lights up the sky on Mount Gordon Lyon in the Chugach Mountain Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The star is 300 feet wide with 350 60-watt light bulbs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airm More
Leah Powell, left, and Olivia Powell, right, play at the Teddy’s Child Watch care center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Dec. 9, 2015. The Teddy’s Child Watch program provides free child care for people att More
Air Force Master Sgt. Steve Cherry, 176th Maintenance Group, races forward on the path of the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. The event was hosted by the Elmendorf F More
Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Cherry, 176th Maintenance Group, catches up to another participant in the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Prizes were awarded to the top More
Participants race along the side of the street during the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Hancock, 176th Air Defense Squadron, and Tech More
Lisa Ramstad, 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, races forward on the path to finish the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Ramstad was awarded a prize for being the second More
Senior Airman Therese Holm, 673rd Medical Operations Squadron, takes a break after finishing the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. Holm was awarded a prize for being t More
Members of the Beiergrohslein family cross the finish line of the 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2015. All the racers that took part in the event received a T-shirt. (U.S More
[From right to left] Lt. Col. Mike Beiergrohslein, U.S. Public Health Service, poses with his children, Zoee, 11, and Max, 13, and his wife, Alycia, after a 17-mile bike race on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More