How do you spell s-u-c-k? As in service? I call the national 877 number and was cut off at 15…read moreminutes. I called the local Anchorage office, after waiting 15 minutes, somone picked up the line (I could hear voices in the background), and set the receiver back down effectively cutting me off. I called again, but this time after 15 minutes, it began to ring 10-12 times, then a automated voice told me "call later", and shut the line. And socialists nationwide are complaining about DOGE? How about this ridiculously rude SSA office. I live out on the coast, I am going to have to pay Alaska Airlines $600.00 to fly in to Anchorage, then $250 for a B&B, another $50 in cab fees, to go here, maybe be seen, then I may be able to get something done, maybe not. And these people are supposed to work for us?

I drove over to the social security office and parked. Walk in and the security guards stop me and…read morelet me know that I cannot enter without a mask. The funny thing is they don't provide masks. There is no mask mandate so of course I don't have a mask on me. Wasted about an hour today just to get turned down because I don't have a mask and don't provide one. Wow who's managing this place?!

love this place me and my friends went and found some knifes for 2 dollars each or 5 dollars for 3…read moreso we had to get 3

Don't waste your time here , lots of worn out waaaay outdated junk. My kid found a few trinkets…read morehe was interesting in.

My friend was here for the better part of a week. Accommodations were poor, at best. Food was sub…read morepar. His bowel movements were impacted for about a week. The clientele leaves a lot to be desired as does room service and turndown service. Overall, it works in a pinch but would not generally recommend. No guest wifi. Apparently he was not able to get on Xbox for the duration and has had loose bowels ever since.

Great response time! On Christmas Day! A day where one must time with the family, these saviors…read moresacrifice their time to be the hero's of the blessed city. Sincerest gratitude from my family to yours, God bless.

Not that your review matters (Heyu B, nice name), but the $500 penalty goes to the Muni, not the…read morefire department. The penalty only applies to businesses (not residents) false alarms where no cause can be determined other than a faulty detectors, and can only be recommended after multiple alarms, not just a single circumstance. The penalty is to penalize ONLY lazy businesses (much like your own) who are too lazy to pay to get their fire system in proper working order and would rather waste their own tax payer dollars sending Emergency Responders to false alarms. Get educated, broaden your perspective, there is life outside your little bubble, B.

This is such a beautiful police department!…read more There were officers volunteering their time today, at the Food and Gift Festival, to make each child an official "police officer" providing them with police badge stickers and color changing pencils -so sweet! I love those who protect and serve us!

What a joke. I don't even live here and I was reporting a crime in their dispatchers, sat there and…read moretreated me very disrespectfully.This place is a joke.I hate anchorage , and I cannot begin to explain how much I loathe these people who work for thier dispatch. Next time I see something when I'm in Anchorage.I'm not gonna say nothing.I'm just gonna keep driving

This is a small museum collocated in the Administration Building and in front of the fire station…read more It does not have a designated parking area, but there is metered street parking available within a reasonable walking distance. The museum is locked, but all you have to do is press the button at the door during normal business hours and someone will come down and let you in. The museum has old memorabilia such as ladders, water bombs, toys, helmets, radios pictures and decorative hydrants. They also have an old pole that was removed from one of their fire houses. It is not operational, but still cool to see. The woman working there during my visit was very nice and helpful. She answered any question that I had. It is free to visit and for me, it broke up visiting the same old stuff. There is merchandise such as t-shirts, hats, and patches that you can purchase there. There is no apparatus on display, but I was told that if they were not bust that I may be able to see the apparatus in the real firehouse behind the museum. This is not a big time consumer, but is neat to see and could be coupled with visits to the firefighters memorial, the Alaska Law Enforcement Museum, and other nearby attractions

JBER, a combination of Army Fort Richardson and Air Force Elmendorf. Joint Base…read moreElemendorf-Richardson. I had the pleasure of staying her a few days while in Alaska on vacation at the Air Force TLF (Temporary Lodging Facilities) as a home base between stints in Seward and off base Hotels. I'm going to butcher a lot of the specifics because I'm not military. I was a dependent as a youth and this trip was planned for by my sister (Air Force) There is some redundancy on gates due to a combination of bases, but as we were still getting used to the 10:30pm summertime sunsets, most gates close early and without schedule/warning making entry slightly more difficult. There was an airshow when we arrived so the road closures and road blocks to keep public to certain areas of the base made a lot of back tracking. The main roads are well maintained, but parking lots are pretty much at the mercy of the extreme weather with some deep potholes. It's a pretty flat base and you can see planes take off in the distance from almost anywhere. The PX/BX is cool, reminds me of a Fred Meyer, but with a dedicated food court and some outside vendors. Commissary it's pretty basic. Gas is cheap probably due to the oil Alaska produces. The Burger King on base closes early even though we stocked the fridge at our housing. What I did make use of was the recreational facility. You can rent a hot tub there? Coolers, rain gear, bikes, fishing gear, archery gear for hunting, kind of whatever you need. It all was really cheap, if not free. I didn't explore too much because of the 100% security check and it's a big base and I didn't feel like biking around it too much. There was a bowling alley and a bar that's got limited schedule. It's a pretty cool base, but we had some issues with TLF and quality, but rec facility made up for it.

Elmendorf is a huge beautiful base surrounded by alaskan air.. we stayed here while we were…read morevisiting from the desert. As a former AF wife stationed only in the south, I was a little jellly at all that crisp cold fresh air people get to breath in there. We stayed at the lodging for one night. Everyone was super friendly. Our room was huge for a great price.

Security is Tough!! Just wanted to see the Alaska Centers Wildlife Museum inside the federal…read morebuilding. Great gift shop with a multitude of information on the state of Alaska. Very educational and informative and free.

We were doing a walking tour and we walked into the Federal building. There was a fantastic…read moreexhibit on the Alaska land act. There was much info. We spent about 1.5 hours there. Highly recommend!

I tried to call street light maintenance to report a light that's been out for the past four months…read moreand got the RUDEST woman! It's a Chugach light but the MOA website says if you can't reach them or don't know whose light it is report it to them and they can relay it. The woman kept giving me a not my light not my problem attitude before telling me "if you would be quiet for five seconds and listen long enough to get some sense in your head-" Apparently the MOA couldn't be bothered to plow my roads (Sand Lake/Jewel Lake area) even once last winter and a neighbor had to do it, not they can't even be bothered to do anything about street lights.

Wow, what a scam. A…read morebastion of nickel-and-diming bureaucracy! Executive Summary: If you are moving to the Anchorage, the city will treat your unloading of personal goods in the exact same manner as if you were building a condo or opening a water main. Seriously, you need a right-of-way permit...you need to fill it out, and then you need to attach a map telling them where your moving trailer will rest. Oh, and you have to PAY to unload your goods as well. How much? $0.70/per square foot/per day. Since I only needed a day to unload it would cost me about $5. OK, not too bad right? Only problem is that there is a MINIMUM fee of $130. This kind of fee makes the banksters at the credit card companies look...well...kind by comparison. So I filled out all my permit paper work and was waiting to pickup my permit. Then I get a call from a permit inspector saying he "happened to be in the neighborhood" and that my permit was not posted on my moving container. He was correct, it wasn't. I had taken my lunch break to help the truck driver drop off the container and wasn't going to be able to pickup the permit till after I got off of work. The container had been there only a couple hours. Later that day I waited in 3 different lines for the right to pay $130 for my piece of paper allowing me to move into the city. I always thought of Alaska more as a "don't tread on me" type of state. But, if you want to move to Anchorage, expect lots of treading.