• In memory of the fallen: TACPs conduct 24-hour relay

    Members of the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron's Tactical Air Control Party participated in the annual memorial 24-hour Challenge Run from March 27 and 28 at the Alaska Dome in Anchorage.The run, sponsored by the TACP Association, is a memorial to those who have died while serving, he said.It

  • Airman saves $149 million F-22 Raptor

    An Airman with the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit earned the Pacific Air Forces Aviation Safety Well Done Award Feb. 14 for putting out a fire on an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 4.PACAF Aviation Safety Well Done Awards are presented for outstanding airmanship or

  • JBER units innovate to rapidly deploy F-22s

    JBER's 3rd Wing is developing a program to drastically decrease the time it takes to deploy the world's most advanced stealth fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor.Originally developed in concert with the 477th Fighter Group, Air Force Reserve, the plan will provide combatant commanders with a major

  • 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