For those who haven't heard, Elmendorf AFB and Ft Richardson have merged into one Joint Base to save some money. The firearms regs for JBER seem to basically be the same as the old Elmendorf Regs contained in 3WGI-31-107.
If you live or work on JBER they are worth reviewing. I've heard of people that somehow that it was ok to CCW on base because they had an AK CCW license, or of people who left their firearms in their car while they worked on base. Both are potential federal crimes. Don't do it. Bear spray is probably the best you can do.
Interestingly, it is still against regs for Army personnel to CCW off base. I thought that order got thrown out in 2006. It still applies though, even though criminals both in and outside the military prey on soldiers. Heck, bad soldiers have ignored the rules about firearms on base and killed other soldiers in the barracks. I guess open carry downtown is the only option for Alaskan soldiers.
I compare that to the tenor of the policy at Minot -- which is still not great, but still is better than US Army Alaska's ban on CCW by soldiers off duty.
Toddler on the Computer
1 hour ago
So should we call it Ft. Elmendson, or Richardorf AFB?
ReplyDeleteSeriously though that does suck. I don't recall the regs being that tough when I lived on base. It's been a while, must have changed.
Actually it is "Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson," or JBER. I personally think that they should have called it "Joint Base Elmo and Richardson" (J-BEAR) to go with the Alaska theme, but that's just me. The Air Force is the lead unit that owns the base, but the AF base commander has an Army deputy and integrated staff. The merger is a result of the BRAC commission recommendation.
ReplyDeleteThe JBER rules are better for on-base housing than some bases. For example, some bases require all privately owned weapons (POW's) to be stored in the armory. Others have even more specific requirements for transporting them (for example, ammo in a separate part of the car from the firearm... Like ammo in the passenger area and gun in the trunk). The USARAK policy against CCW off base is especially onerous. I would be tempted to show up to the Xmas party with a big beautiful custom 1911 strapped to my side just to make a point...
I just know there's confusion out there. I have a friend who worked on base and carried his revolver around because he had an AK CCW permit. Another one left his handgun in the trunk of his car at work. Others stored their survival firearm in their float plane emergency kit on the back of base. All are not permitted practices.