May 5, 2023

F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — It was April 2018 when a failed takeoff at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, left one of the 3rd Wing’s F-22 Raptors in critical condition. After a team went to Fallon for the disassembly and transport of the jet back to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, tail number AF-07-146 spent nearly five years gearing up for a return to the skies. After completion of the long rebuilding process, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Philip Johnson, a functional-check-flight pilot assigned to the 514th Flight Test Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, came to JBER to fly the newly restored aircraft May 4.

May 3, 2023

3rd MXG debuts Mission Generation competition

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 3rd Maintenance Group recently launched its inaugural Mission Generation competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2023. The new competition combined the traditional dedicated crew chief, ammunition build, and weapons load competitions into one streamlined format.

April 26, 2023

Back to reaper roots: All-call highlights history of 3rd Wing

JOINT BASE ELMEDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Wing, recently held an all-call connecting the Wing's heritage and lineage to their recent exercises. He highlighted the Wing's legacy, including their success during the Battle of the Bismarck in World War II, when they were previously called the 3rd Attack Group.

April 13, 2023

Welcome home, Bulldogs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, returned from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8 after a five-month deployment to support Pacific Air Forces’ efforts to bring more advanced fighter aircraft forward to the western Pacific while Kadena Air Base’s F-15C Eagles began their journey back to the United States.

April 8, 2023

525th Fighter Squadron returns home after successful deployment in Japan

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, returned home from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8 after a five-month deployment to support Pacific Air Forces’ efforts to bring more advanced fighter aircraft forward to the western Pacific while Kadena Air Base’s F-15C Eagles began their journey back to the United States.

March 31, 2023

3rd OSS tests landing zone capabilities at home, abroad

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — In early March, the 3rd Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson sent personnel to participate in Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 under the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing to test their capabilities in an environment unlike home-station. And for the first time ever in Alaska, on March 23, the 3rd OSS took those same concepts and applied them to a landing zone training scenario to integrate LZOs and cargo aircraft pilots at their home-station airfield.

March 31, 2023

A tale of two generations of women in combat aviation

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska — For U.S. Air Force Col. Jammie Jamieson, the pursuit of her dreams in the skies started long before she was accepted into the Air Force. From a young age, she found herself mesmerized by Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut and her involvement in the space program. Little did she know, her aspirations to take flight would bring her right into the shoes of one of her heroes.

March 24, 2023

Celebrating National Women’s History Month in the 3rd Wing

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Women in the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson work hard with their teams to fulfill their missions and understand that they are Airmen both on and off duty.

March 10, 2023

JBER’s commitment with international partners enables aircraft recovery

WHITEHORSE, Canada — Six F-22s assigned to the 90th EFS were on their way home to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson from Lask Air Force Base, Poland, where they had supported the NATO Air Shielding mission, when suddenly, one of the Raptors had an engine malfunction, causing it to make an emergency landing at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, last year.

March 2, 2023

Behind the scenes of the Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, how it is constructed, and how Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 is conducted. Members of the 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd Wing joined together to plan and conduct Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 as the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing at Andersen Air Force Base and the Northern Mariana Islands, March 1-10.