• F-22 Raptor send-off in the snow

    A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes flight during snowfall at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2026. The F-22 Raptor is designed to project air dominance and cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft, providing power projection across the

  • Weapons, ammo crews turn fast jets into fast, lethal jets

    The new year started with a bang as weapons and ammunition crews competed in the Mission Generation Competition of the Year at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2026. This competition tested accuracy, precision, and speed as crews assembled and loaded ordnance onto three U.S. Air

  • Equal Opportunity team keeps Airmen, Soldiers efficient, protected

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, boasts a workforce of over 13,000 service members, civilians and government contractors all from varying backgrounds and unique walks of life. When it comes to ensuring a work environment is functional, appropriate and safe for

  • Airmen participate in Arctic Resiliency Training

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Hundrieser, a member of the 11th Air Force’s Arctic Resiliency Training cadre, marked by his high-visibility cap, demonstrates how to start a fire during the Arctic Resiliency Training course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2025. Learning

  • JBER conducts medical evacuation training

    Tech. Sgt. Dylan Drenner, a landing zone safety officer (LZSO) assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, uses a rangefinder to assess a landing during an austere-environment landing exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2025. LZSOs practice management of landing

  • Airfield chess masters – every move matters

    Surrounded by the roar of jet engines and the steady flow of arriving and departing aircraft, one team stood calm, calculated, and precise like a chess player: the 3rd Operations Support Squadron airfield operations team. Their mission-critical coordination ensured the airfield remained a safe and

  • JBER Airmen excel in 2nd quarter mission generation competition

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Rowan (left), and Senior Airman Brent Scheib (right), munitions build crew members assigned to the 3rd Munitions Squadron, begin to assemble munitions during the second quarter mission generation competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 18,

  • F-22s arrive in Tinian during REFORPAC

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing conduct aerial maneuvers during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 17, 2025.

  • 3rd AEW Airmen depart in support of exercise REFORPAC

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joel Sanchez, avionics journeyman assigned to the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, marshals an aircraft enroute to support exercise Resolute Force Pacific on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation

  • JBER Airmen prepare for exercise REFORPAC

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 3rd Maintenance Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, process through a personnel deployment function line to support exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. REFORPACThis exercise is designed