• Operational F-22's employ small diameter bombs during WSEP

    During a Combat Hammer exercise Alaska F-22 Raptors became the first operational F-22 unit to drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs.Although small diameter bombs have been employed by test pilots, Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, provided

  • Australian airman pilots F-22s at JBER

    A transient Kadena Air Base F-15 Eagle roared down the JBER airfield like a top-fuel funny car blasting down a quarter-mile track. An instant after lifting off the tarmac, the pilot turned the Eagle's nose nearly straight up, and the engines' afterburners catapulted the jet skyward in an almost NASA

  • Guard, active-duty aircrew provide airlift to reserves

    A combined Alaska Air National Guard and JBER active-duty aircrew provided a team of JBER reservists airlift support to Hill Air Force Base, Utah on Friday.Members from the 249th and 517th Airlift squadrons transported equipment and personnel for the 477th Fighter Group. The Reserve team is headed

  • Reserve, active duty, Guard compete in Turkey Shoot

    Pilots and maintainers assigned to the 477th Fighter Group competed alongside their active duty and Air National Guard counterparts in the 3rd Wings Turkey Shoot competition July 17-19 here.A Turkey Shoot is an Air Force tradition that goes back to the early days of tactical aviation."Throughout the

  • Prepping to launch eyes in the sky

    Senior Airmen Brandon Ansbro and Michael Dawson, both crew chiefs with the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform an over wing inspection on an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, July 2. Ansbro is from Missoula, Mont., and Dawson

  • Airman’s restored ride brings a bit of Britain to JBER

    Among automotive enthusiasts' 600-plus horsepower pony cars and hulking SUVs decked out with blingtastic chrome 22-inch rims, Tech. Sgt. Danny Damons' 1966 Ford Cortina Super might seem rather pedestrian by comparison.But upon closer inspection of the small green coupe, a not-insignificant

  • F-22s fly first sorties in multi-national Red Flag-Alaska exercise

    Airmen of the 525th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, and its associate Air Force Reserve unit, the 302nd Fighter Squadron flew the F-22 Raptor in its first Multi-national Red Flag-Alaska exercise, June 6-22.This is the first time F-22s have participated in a Tier 2 or multi-national Red Flag-Alaska.The

  • 3rd Wing commander thanks team for exercise performance

    3rd Wing Arctic Warriors,Congratulations on an outstanding performance during POLAR FORCE 12-4. I saw mission-focused, dedicated Total Force Airmen, Civilians, and Contractors everywhere I looked during the last week. I commend your leadership and team work. We received absolutely outstanding

  • 3rd Wing tests combat readiness in exercise Polar Force 12-4

    The 3rd Wing launched more than a dozen aircraft Saturday morning as part of exercise Polar Force 12-4, an operational readiness exercise designed to test the unit's ability to deploy.The exercise is broken up into two parts; Phases 1 and 2. Phase 1 started Wednesday and ended Saturday.During an

  • BIRD OF PREY: Bulldogs accept delivery of last Raptor

    After a grueling eight-and-a-half hour non-stop flight from Georgia, the airplane carrying Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Moga finally touched down on Alaska soil after a weeklong business trip. Despite sitting in the same seat for the entire trip, Moga sprang up when he spotted his waiting family. He