• 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

  • F-22s are recovered at Ted Stevens during PF 22-4

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing taxi after landing at Ted Stevens International Airport during Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 31, 2022. 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

  • F-22s launch for ACE-focused PF 22-4

    The 3rd Wing launched F-22 Raptors as part of Polar Force 22-4, an Agile Combat Employment-focused exercise, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 30.

  • 773d LRS Airmen establish forward operating base for PF 22-4

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron establish a forward operating base for Polar Force 22-4 at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, March 29, 2022. Polar Force is a two-week exercise to test Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s mission readiness

  • JBER lab team increases capabilities, postured for future

    The 673d Medical Group Laboratory team greatly increased its capabilities to test for the COVID-19 virus and other respiratory infections when it acquired two high-capacity analyzers — one in November 2021, and another in January 2022.

  • Air Force and Army conduct airborne operations

    U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct airborne operations over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022. The paratroopers conducted the training to strengthen mission