3rd Wing emblem

Mission

Provide air dominance, global mobility, and command and control for combatant commanders

Vision

A team of professionals committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific

Priorities

ANR/Operation Noble Eagle, HHQ Taskings, OPLAN preparedness, Airman and family care

Lines of Effort

Personnel/multi-capable Airmen, iron, infrastructure, readiness/Agile Combat Employment, relationships

JBER supports expeditionary forces during major exercise

The 673d Air Base Wing enhanced its ability to project forces in support of the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 1 through 17.

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Local Airman receives national scholarship

United States Air Force Airman First Class Alejandro Landeros, a munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief assigned to the 3rd Munitions Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, has recently been awarded two prestigious scholarships – one at the local level and another from the Air

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Air Force approves cold-weather location incentive pay for Alaskan service members

The Department of the Air Force approved assignment incentive pay for Airmen and Guardians who serve in cold-weather locations – including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – starting April 1, 2024.

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3rd Maintenance Group
The 3rd Maintenance Group is responsible for component, equipment, aircraft, maintenance and munitions support for F-22, C-17, C-12, and E-3 aircraft and maintenance operations to support 3rd Wing taskings.

·3rd Maintenance Operations Squadron
·3rd Munitions Squadron
·3rd Maintenance Squadron
·3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
·703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

The 3rd Maintenance Group is a participant in the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Task Force True North pilot program which seeks to bolster Comprehensive Airman Fitness in assigned Active Duty members and their dependents.
3rd Operations Group
The 3rd Operations Group provides premier combat-ready aerospace forces to warfighting commanders tasked to defend and protect U.S. interests in the Pacific region and around the world. The group trains, mobilizes, and employs five squadrons comprised of C-17 Globemaster, C-12 Huron, E-3 Sentry, and F-22 Raptor aircraft, providing unmatched air dominance, global mobility, and command and control for Combatant Commanders. Additionally, the group sustains installation operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for critical force-staging and throughput operations in support of worldwide contingencies.

Lines of Effort:
- Execute the mission
- Lead, develop, and care for our Airmen and their families
- Manage resources
- Improve the unit
- 3rd Operations Support Squadron
- 90th Fighter Squadron
- 517th Airlift Squadron
- 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron
- 525th Fighter Squadron

Mission

Vision

Priorities

Lines of Effort

JBER supports expeditionary forces during major exercise

Local Airman receives national scholarship

Air Force approves cold-weather location incentive pay for Alaskan service members