• Reservist leads combined ARM shop

    In an effort to become more efficient the three F-22 squadrons in Alaska have morphed into a super squadron with a Reservist at the helm of the Aviation Resource Management shop.Master Sgt. Kristel Strunk, a Reservist assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron, has the task of combining the 525th, 90th

  • Banner Shoot Prepares Pilots for Combat

    F-22 pilots from the 302nd, 525th and 90th fighter squadrons tested their aim during a banner shoot April 22 to 25. Banner shoots are a way for pilots to be comfortable in air-to-air combat. Pilots demonstrate the effectiveness of doing exercises like these by practicing their aim in the air."A

  • Aircraft structural maintenance shop keeps 3rd Wing in the fight

    With the Air Force's current sequestration and budget cuts, everyone has their role to play to save the Air Force money. One organization doing their part to limit Air Force operational costs while still maintaining the highest possible quality standards is the 3rd Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft

  • JBER Airmen are top AWACS crew

    Look! Up in the Alaska sky ...is that a jet giving a UFO a piggyback ride!? No, it's a United States Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System jet. This is a long-range airborne surveillance, detection, identification, and command and control platform created by modifying a Boeing

  • 3RD WING welcomes Nahom as new commander

    Air Force Col. David Nahom became the 3rd Wing commander in a change-of-command ceremony March 20 at Hangar 1 on JBER.Nahom previously served as the executive officer to the commander, Pacific Air Forces, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Nahom replaces Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, who has

  • 3rd Wing E-3 Sentries fly south to Guam for COPE NORTH

    Continually, military members are called upon to participate in exercises at home or abroad, but to what end? Ex-er-cise: something performed or practiced in order to develop, improve or display a specific capability or skill.Exercises are more than a chance for Airmen to practice the mission; an

  • Air Force grease monkey is also jumpmaster

    On any given day, more than 100 Army airborne paratrooperss may be lined up in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III awaiting a final safety inspection before being cleared to exit the aircraft toward a drop zone thousands of feet below.The important job of ensuring the safety, proficiency and

  • JBER captain PACAF's Athlete of the Year

    191 of the United State's top female runners toed the line Jan. 14, 2012, to begin a 26.2-mile race. The air was tense as each athlete steeled their nerves and readied themselves for the run they had been training for the past year; the chance to represent their nation as one of the three top spots.