• JBER's 3rd Wing wins PACAF safety award

    The Pacific Air Forces Safety Special Achievement Award was presented to the 3rd Wing during a flight safety awards ceremony Jan. 2. The award recognizes the wing's outstanding accomplishments in numerous mishap prevention areas."It is truly an honor to receive this particular award," said Air Force

  • Projecting capability, 525th, 302nd FS 'drop' in on Combat Hammer, Archer

    During the December Combat Hammer and Archer exercises at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., active duty and Reserve F-22 pilots were able to employ weapons on ground and air targets using the Increment 3.1 upgrade.Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons

  • 3rd Wing load crews vie for top honors

    As another year passes, two load crews compete for pride and a plaque in the 3rd Wing Load Crew of the Quarter competition Jan. 4. The objective of the load competition was to test the abilities and work ethic of two or more load crews from different fighter squadrons.The 90th and 525th aircraft

  • Disciplined, precise mission execution and engaged leadership

    Why do we come to work every day? There is one reason: to provide combat and mobility airpower for our combatant commanders in order to meet our nation's security requirements. Do you realize how critically important each and every Airman is to the 3rd Wing mission? Every Airman can make a huge

  • C-130 aircrews support remote radar sites

    Many would say they haven't used half the math skills they learned in school Why would they? In today's computer age, most don't need to. However, there is one particular job in the Air Force where a calculation and attention to detail can be the difference between life and death. When it comes to

  • Break the Chain, 3rd Wing Discusses Sexual Assault

    The 3rd Wing came together on Dec. 6 to discuss the destructive impact that sexual assault can have and how as a team, Airmen can prevent it from happening."We can beat this, but to do that we've got to break the chain," was the message when Col. Dirk Smith, 3rd Wing Commander, spoke with Airmen

  • F-22's success aided by Low Observable

    Many are surprised to discover that the largest organ the human body has is the skin. Skin provides a physical barrier against harmful, external factors. The F-22 Raptor, much like the human body, has a layer of skin called low observable. LO not only assists in retaining the jets' stealth

  • Operations Group Airmen keep and enforce standards

    Being a part of the military, standards are something everyone must be familiar with. From the wear of the uniform to personal grooming, standards have been set that must be followed. So it is not hard to believe Air Force aircraft have standards that need to be followed as well. The 3rd Operations