• Disposition of personal effects

    Capt. Matthew Neff, 517th Airlift Squadron, is authorized to make disposition of the personal effects of Capt. Jeffrey A. Hill, 517th AS, as stated in AFI 34-244. Any person or persons having claims for or against the estate of the deceased should contact Capt. Matthew Neff at DSN 551-5317 or

  • Photos of C-17 crash site released

    Officials at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson have released three photographs of the C-17 crash site. This photo shows the wreckage of a 3rd Wing C-17 Globemaster III , a cargo aircraft, that crashed shortly after take-off at about 6:14 p.m. (Alaska time) during a local training mission July 28,

  • Memorial service for fallen Airmen

    A memorial service for the four Airmen who lost their lives in the C-17 accident Wednesday is scheduled for Monday 3 p.m. in Hangar 20 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The service is open to all Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel. Memorial fund accounts have been established at Alaska USA

  • Airmen honored at Arctic Thunder

    Commander's of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 3rd Wing and the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing spoke to local media here this morning, discussing the weekend's Arctic Thunder air show and Wednesday's tragic C-17 crash which killed four crewmembers.Maj. Michael Freyholtz, 34, from Hines,

  • Airmen killed in C-17 crash identified

    Majors Michael Freyholtz and Aaron Malone, pilots assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron, Capt. Jeffrey Hill, a pilot assigned to Elmendorf's 517th Airlift Squadron, and Master Sgt. Thomas Cicardo, 249th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, were killed in the C-17 crash on

  • Arctic Thunder to proceed

    Despite the tragic loss of four Airmen in a C-17 aircraft accident that occurred here Wednesday, Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson's air show and open house will proceed this weekend. "We do this to both honor the loss of our four Airmen and also to pay respect to all servicemembers who make the

  • No survivors of Elmendorf C-17 crash

    Four Airmen were killed when a C-17 crashed here Wednesday. Three were members of the Alaska Air National Guard and the other was on active duty at Elmendorf."Our deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences go out to the family and friends of those Airmen killed in this crash. Yesterday, we lost four