WEBVTT 00:05.843 --> 00:06.676 - I'm out here at JBER Skeet and Trap range, 00:06.676 --> 00:08.873 just enjoying the beautiful outdoors of Alaska. 00:10.710 --> 00:12.880 - There's just gorgeous views 24/7. 00:12.880 --> 00:15.483 No matter where you turn, it's just jaw dropping. 00:18.260 --> 00:21.850 - The Force Support Squadron is a crucial squadron 00:21.850 --> 00:24.210 in the Air Force for Recreation for all the activities. 00:24.210 --> 00:27.015 We're very wide open to make sure that everyone has 00:27.015 --> 00:30.970 plenty of recreation due to keep on their down time. 00:30.970 --> 00:32.080 - I believe it's the second biggest 00:32.080 --> 00:34.420 Air Force Base, in the air force. 00:34.420 --> 00:35.920 There's been so much available here. 00:35.920 --> 00:38.670 I mean honestly I'm finding more stuff out every month. 00:41.320 --> 00:42.320 - Our outdoor adventure program 00:42.320 --> 00:43.854 is actually the best outdoor adventure program 00:43.854 --> 00:45.320 in the DOD Wide, 00:45.320 --> 00:47.740 because we have the background of Alaska. 00:47.740 --> 00:48.980 It's a really awesome opportunity to 00:48.980 --> 00:50.920 get out of your dorms, get out of the house. 00:50.920 --> 00:53.670 We do everything from rock and ice climbing, 00:53.670 --> 00:56.320 ATV and STEM Machining, we do white water rafting, 00:56.320 --> 00:58.740 inflatable kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, 00:58.740 --> 01:00.190 mountain biking, downhill mountain biking, 01:00.190 --> 01:03.400 you can rent anything from canoes to sit-on-top kayaks, 01:03.400 --> 01:05.130 fishing poles, you can get your 01:05.130 --> 01:06.410 hunting or your fishing licenses there, 01:06.410 --> 01:08.310 big bouncy castles, bubble balls, 01:08.310 --> 01:12.410 and we do also have a 360 rock wall on base, 01:12.410 --> 01:15.220 and some bouldering walls that we just recently built 01:15.220 --> 01:16.300 that you can come and climb 01:16.300 --> 01:18.723 for free if you have base access. 01:23.170 --> 01:25.540 - Every Air Force Base has a little bit a touch of home, 01:25.540 --> 01:26.720 even if you're over seas. 01:26.720 --> 01:28.660 You got your golf course, your bowling alley, 01:28.660 --> 01:29.630 all that other stuff. 01:29.630 --> 01:31.560 You have aero clubs at a lot of these bases, 01:31.560 --> 01:33.060 so even if you're not an air force pilot 01:33.060 --> 01:34.000 you can still get checked out 01:34.000 --> 01:35.600 and get your license to take people flying. 01:35.600 --> 01:37.590 Maybe I'm biased but this is the best one in the country. 01:37.590 --> 01:39.440 Really experience Alaska in a way that 01:39.440 --> 01:41.993 you just can't experience except from in the air. 01:49.010 --> 01:50.610 We're the only place in the US 01:50.610 --> 01:52.620 that allows you to rent float planes 01:52.620 --> 01:54.250 as a member of the aero club. 01:54.250 --> 01:56.849 We also do a lot of primary flight training 01:56.849 --> 01:59.705 for active duty, guards reserve, civilians, 01:59.705 --> 02:01.910 retirees, dependents, all those people 02:01.910 --> 02:04.310 are eligible to receive instruction 02:04.310 --> 02:05.893 at the aero club and become a member. 02:11.050 --> 02:12.790 - My first base was New Jersey. 02:12.790 --> 02:14.980 I hit my one year mark and I got lucky enough 02:14.980 --> 02:16.990 to get accepted to come to Alaska. 02:16.990 --> 02:19.420 I put in for it, and this was actually number one 02:19.420 --> 02:21.760 on my dream sheet when I did choose to come up here. 02:21.760 --> 02:24.140 - I've been stationed here a little over a year now, 02:24.140 --> 02:25.990 since I've been here I've loved every second of it. 02:25.990 --> 02:27.333 - You can meet many friends and 02:27.333 --> 02:29.450 they could be lifetime friends, who knows? 02:29.450 --> 02:31.930 - With FSS you do have the opportunity to meet 02:31.930 --> 02:33.690 people from other branches of the military, 02:33.690 --> 02:34.690 not just within the Army or 02:34.690 --> 02:36.310 within the Air Force, or in the Navy. 02:36.310 --> 02:37.770 You also get to meet people from all different 02:37.770 --> 02:39.840 age ranges, you get kind of a modge-podge of people 02:39.840 --> 02:41.450 from all over the country, all over the world, 02:41.450 --> 02:43.573 taking part in these activities together. 02:46.230 --> 02:48.200 - I am a senior Airmen in the United States Air Force, 02:48.200 --> 02:50.340 I am with the 603rd Contracting Squadron, 02:50.340 --> 02:53.730 stationed up here at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. 02:53.730 --> 02:57.240 - I am A1C Gullet Security forces, I am JBER. 02:57.240 --> 03:00.142 - I am Private DOD, and I am JBER. 03:00.142 --> 03:02.980 - I'm Melia Porter, Outdoor Recreation Assistant, 03:02.980 --> 03:05.023 Shawnee Kansas, I am JBER.