• JBER HOME TO UNIQUE P38 Lightning

    Flying through a January sky in 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert Nesmith was piloting a P-38G Lightning - one of the Air Force's best aircraft during World War II. The plane, equipped with two engines and relatively long wings, was a beautiful sight, and Nesmith worked hard to be in a

  • 3rd Wing focuses on Airmen safety, well-being, with Safety Day

    The 3rd Wing completed a Safety Day, Sept. 28, which allowed each unit to have personal training focused on safety and enhancing the Wingman concept.The stand down day is a quarterly event that gives Airmen in the wing an opportunity to refocus on these important issues. "It reinforces what it means

  • 703d AMXS Cleans Up

    Heavy Metal Knights of the 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron were hard at work outside the Boniface gate Thursday afternoon. Squadron members cleared 943 pounds of trash and debris from their Adopt-a-Path which runs from the Glenn Highway to DeBarr Road. The Knights clean the path once a month

  • JBER Airman takes ‘service before self’ to a new level

    There are several traits in leadership Airmen aspire to in hopes of one day becoming role models themselves. One such trait is the ability to live by example, while living a life that reflects all the core values emphasized by the Air Force. Not only is diligent work ethic sought after, but Airmen

  • FOD cautions increase after early arctic storm

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel have taken extra caution with ensuring the flight line is free of debris given last week's wind storm, which left moderate property damage base wide."Depending on how large or what the foreign object debris is can cause damage to engines, body of the

  • Alaska Reserve F-22 unit reaches FOC

    Speaking to members of the 477th Fighter Group during Sunday of the Unit Training Assembly weekend, Col. Bryan Radliff, 477th FG commander announced that the group had become fully operational capable. "Fully operation capable means that we are ready and able to execute our wartime tasking," said