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JBER commander briefs school board on base population, training areas and emergency coordination
Summary
Colonel Dustin Hansen of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) gave a multi-layer overview of the base’s population, mission and training footprint and described coordination with the Anchorage School District on preparedness planning for a potential volcanic event.
Colonel Dustin Hansen, mission support group commander at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, briefed the Anchorage School Board on JBER fundamentals and the base’s role in the community during the March 18 meeting. Hansen described the base mission, the joint-command structure and JBER’s geographic and operational footprint.
Why it matters: JBER’s size and proximity make it a major local employer and a partner for school-district emergency planning. The base’s training ranges, personnel numbers and support services have direct implications for school emergency response and family services.
What Hansen described:…
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