• 3rd Wing commander thanks Airmen for excellent performance

    Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, 3rd Wing commander, thanked his 2,200 Airmen publicly Thursday, during a "Commander's Call" at Hangar 1.The Pacific Air Forces Inspector General put the 3rd Wing through a Consolidated Unit Inspection, March 5-9, examining the inner workings of staff and systems.The 3rd

  • JBER inspection garners high marks across wings

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted members of the Pacific Air Force Inspector General from March 4 through 10 for a Comprehensive Unit Inspection.A CUI ensures a base is mission-ready and fully compliant with applicable guidance and regulations. The 3rd Wing entered the CUI slightly more than a

  • Engineers move supplies

    Black ice, blowing snow, fog, treacherous hills and freezing temperatures are just some of the conditions the Soldiers of the 109th Transportation Company face each week to get cargo and supplies from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Fort Wainwright.Since October, the Soldiers have been connecting

  • JBER Housing Office offers help finding off-post homes

    Military families know it can be difficult to find good housing from across the nation or sometimes from across town. It's an old story that has a new ending: The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Housing Welcome Centers remind service members there is an internet-based housing referral system, called

  • Space-A travel opens doors to the world

    Space-Available or "Space-A" travel is a privilege and a valued benefit which many eligible Department of Defense personnel never use. The Space-A travel program allows military personnel from all branches of service, their families and eligible civilians within the Department of Defense to fly

  • Texas boy becomes an Alaska Soldier for a day

    It was a day in the life of an Alaska Soldier.After a quick meal at the Warrior's Inn Dining Facility, the schedule was going to include riding in a Black Hawk helicopter, firing simulated weapons at a high-tech shooting range, simulated convoy training with cutting-edge motion- and

  • JOINT AIRDROP: Logistics operation resupplies Comabt Outpost Chergotah

    A joint airdrop operation between Task Force Spartan, the U.S. Air Force, the Afghan Border Patrol and local militia Arbici was conducted to resupply paratroopers of Task Force Blue Geronimo at Combat Outpost Chergotah, a first for the area, Feb. 28.Paratroopers from Task Force Blue Geronimo

  • ‘Soldiers helping Soldiers’ – AER campaign begins

    The 2012 Army Emergency Relief campaign kicked off March 1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with a briefing to AER representatives from U.S. Army Alaska.AER is a private, nonprofit organization which provides emergency financial assistance to Soldiers (active and retired) and their families in

  • Flagship: 90th Fighter Squadron receives new F-22

    Swooping down from an open Alaska sky, two 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor fighters - tail numbers 4090 and 4190 - flew above the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flight line in formation and at speed. Piloting Tail Number 4190, Lt. Col. Joseph Kunkel, 90th FS commander, glanced over at his wingman