• Behind the scenes with Transient Alert

    Thick fog settled over Eielson Air Force Base, completely covering the flight line and hindering F-16 Fighting Falcons from landing, diverting the fighters to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. JBER Base Operations learned of the incoming aircraft and notified Novell Howard, 3rd Maintenance Squadron

  • Exercise Polar Force tests capabilities of JBER Airmen

    Air Force personnel and DoD civilians assigned to 673d Air Base Wing and 3rd participated in Exercise Polar Force 14-2, an operational readiness exercise, Feb. 4 through 12, designed to test Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's short-notice deployment capabilities.The week-long ORE validated and

  • Air Force sergeant's service highlights joint base partnership

    For most Air Force Airmen, the opportunities to be recognized by another service branch are few and far between.On Nov. 24, Air Force Staff Sgt. Todd Da Giau, an aircraft support supervisor with the 732d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received this honor in the form of a coining ceremony by Army

  • 517th AS reflects on Exercise Kiwi Flag

    The end of November is usually a busy period. A time when most celebrate one holiday and immediately begin preparations for a second, only weeks away. The 517th Airlift Squadron experienced a different urgency during this period, but with warmer weather.In November, the 517th AS participated in Kiwi

  • JBER C-17 participates in Operation Damayan

    The loading ramp at the back of a C-17 Globemaster III began to lower. Behind it, 100 people stood in line looking worn, but with smiles on their faces. They slowly began to pile into the back of the aircraft saying "thank you" as they passed the loadmaster directing them to their seats. After the

  • Dicemen walk in each other’s shoes

    An F-22 Raptor squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has implemented a program designed to help its pilots and maintainers better understand each other's mission. The 3rd Wing's 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently began an integration program allowing pilots to

  • Alaskan Raptors: Leveraging the total force to build combat capability

    An F-22 Raptor flightline expeditor jogs outside, breaching the wall of frigid night air. His focus narrowed on ensuring that his team has the tools and parts they need to fix the jets. Planning the next step in the process and communicating with the crew is crucial to completing the tasks

  • Pilots combat remote Alaska elements to rescue fellow Airmen

    The forecast called for a long string of beautiful days--light winds and clear skies flecked with the occasional wandering cloud. A high-pressure system was settling in from the northwest, pushing all the usual seasonal nastiness away from the area near the Arctic Circle. Travelers and residents

  • 3rd Wing redeploys from Southwest Asia

    The 3rd Wing's 525th Fighter Squadron deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility to relieve its sister squadron, the 90th Fighter Squadron, also located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The swap-out of fifth generation aircraft took place after five months of supporting combat