• Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition

    Airmen from the 525th and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed for the title of the 3rd Maintenance Group Load Crew of the Quarter at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 1, 2021.

  • Airman keep on 'wrenching'

    When an aircraft is connected to an auxiliary power unit, this allows the maintainers to control the LAU-142/A Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air-Missile Vertical Ejection Launcher, or AVEL, for the F-22 Raptor. However, when there is no APU involved, the maintainer can manually retract and extend the

  • A unique mission at Sea

    Straight out of high school, a Mystic, Connecticut native joined the Air Force to explore new places, cultures, people, and ideas.Once assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron as an intelligence analyst, Senior Airman Alexander Garrett received a once-in-a-lifetime deployment notification to

  • The right fit

    "Women have been performing in every combat mission; we owe it to them to have gear that fits," said then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein in March 2018.

  • Firebirds training in southwestern US highlights C-17 capabilities

    On the morning of Jan. 8, 2021, 13 U.S. Airmen, all assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, boarded a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft and flew from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to March Air Reserve Base, California. Their mission: to train and prepare for global operations in a deployed

  • JBER celebrates Eagle Aviary program legacy

    For just under 30 years, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, community had the privilege of caring for disabled, non-releasable, Bald Eagles through an all-volunteer and community supported Eagle Aviary Program.

  • Air Force NCO has change of heart on vaccine

    A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson family recently had an abrupt change of heart about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. On Nov. 15, 2020, Tech. Sgt. Jerry Dye's family of four came down with symptoms of the virus. After a few days of mild symptoms, everyone was feeling good again.“My original plan with

  • Squadron medics keep Airmen healthy

    The 3rd Wing currently has three flight surgeons and eight independent duty medical technicians to keep pilots and crew members physically capable of carrying out the wing’s mission.