• USAF, RAAF kick off Red Flag-Alaska 24-3

    Red Flag-Alaska 24-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, began Aug. 15, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through Aug. 30. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment.

  • Down From Heaven Comes 11…

    Paratroopers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, the “Arctic Angels”, descend on Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 16, 2024, in a mass parachute exhibition for service members, gathered families, and distinguished guests in

  • JBER’s aerospace medics host training course

    The 477th Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s medical team hosted an iteration of the Air Force Surgeon General’s MEDIC-X initiative at the 176th Air National Guard headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2024.

  • Hungry Hungry Halibut exercise sharpens air warfighting skills

    Hungry Hungry Halibut, a high-end integration air war exercise, took place on Aug. 1 and 2, 2024, providing unique opportunities to integrate various forces into multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases throughout Alaska.The 477th Fighter Group, the Air Force Reserve unit in

  • Minot’s mighty B-52 takes arctic defense to new heights

    In a rare deployment to Alaska's airspace, two B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, recently took part in the Arctic Defender exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, marking a significant milestone in military cooperation and readiness.