• Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor

    Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was joined by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia and other industry, Air Force and civilian leaders as they were welcomed to Dobbins

  • B-1 bomber strike force validates combat lessons learned

    Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 168th Air Refueling Wing as well as a mix of Airmen from the 477th Fighter Goup, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson participated in a nationwide joint exercise aimed at validating long-range capabilities of several Air Force

  • Reserve, active duty F-22 pilots fly succesful long range strike exercise

    A mix of personnel from the 477th Fighter Goup, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing left JBER to participate in a long range strike exercise on April 4.F-22 Raptors and E-3's assigned to the 3rd Wing along with F-16s from Misawa AB, Japan, B-1's from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota and KC-135s from

  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Castillo invents a program calling it iFly

    There's a new computer-based program designed to track the training status for pilots. It's called "iFly," invented by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Castillo, 3rd Wing aviation resource management. It may become the new standard for the Pacific Air Forces.The path that led to this program shines with

  • 3rd Wing commander thanks Airmen for excellent performance

    Air Force Col. Dirk Smith, 3rd Wing commander, thanked his 2,200 Airmen publicly Thursday, during a "Commander's Call" at Hangar 1.The Pacific Air Forces Inspector General put the 3rd Wing through a Consolidated Unit Inspection, March 5-9, examining the inner workings of staff and systems.The 3rd

  • JBER inspection garners high marks across wings

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted members of the Pacific Air Force Inspector General from March 4 through 10 for a Comprehensive Unit Inspection.A CUI ensures a base is mission-ready and fully compliant with applicable guidance and regulations. The 3rd Wing entered the CUI slightly more than a

  • Flagship: 90th Fighter Squadron receives new F-22

    Swooping down from an open Alaska sky, two 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor fighters - tail numbers 4090 and 4190 - flew above the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flight line in formation and at speed. Piloting Tail Number 4190, Lt. Col. Joseph Kunkel, 90th FS commander, glanced over at his wingman