• 3rd MUNS receives munitions, largest Air Force barge operation

    U.S. Airmen with the 3rd Munitions Squadron offload BLU-111 munitions at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 12, 2022. Over the course of eight days, the 3rd MUNS received the largest barge operation for the Air Force totaling 150,000 pounds of explosive weight. This is the 3rd MUNS

  • 3rd ASOS jumps Geronimo

    The 3rd ASOS completed the helicopter jump on Geronimo Drop Zone, maximizing total-force training to demonstrate short-notice mission readiness in an arctic environment.

  • Solar-hybrid systems make logistical impact on JBER

    Recently, Air Force Spark Tank and AFWERX awarded contracts for modular pop-up tents and fabric solar panels, which can harvest a serious amount of power – not only enough to heat and light themselves, but to provide power for troops, communications and electronics plus much more. Pvilion, a company

  • 3rd ASOS jumps Geronimo

    Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron completed the CH-47 Chinook helicopter jump on Geronimo Drop Zone with the support of B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, maximizing total-force training to demonstrate short-notice mission readiness in

  • Raptors launch from Ted Stevens during PF 22-4

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing take off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport during Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, April 7. The F-22 performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, making it a vital tool to the 21st Century Air Force. The F-22's characteristics

  • F-22s take off from Ted Stevens during PF 22-4

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport during Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska, April 5, 2022. The F-22 increases lethality against all advanced air threats by minimizing enemy capabilities to track and engage with the

  • Total Force C-17 aircrew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    The deputy commander of the Air Force Reserve awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to four C-17A Globemaster III aircrew members during a ceremony here Apr. 1, 2022. Three Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis, and an active duty Airman from the 3rd Wing, Joint

  • 3rd Wing commander visits Airmen during PF 22-4

    U.S. Air Force Col. Travolis Simmons, the 3rd Wing commander, visited with Airmen who are staging a forward operating base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for exercise Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska, April 1, 2022. Polar Force is a readiness exercise centered on developing