• Weapons crews compete for load crew of the year

    With another year gone, three more weapons load crews competed in the 3rd Wing Load Crew of the Year competition Dec. 14. Each participating crew trained continuously throughout the year, first earning best load crew in their squadron, then winning the quarterly award competition. The three load

  • 90th AMU wins quarterly load competition

    Members of the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew load a joint direct attack munition during a weapons load competition Dec. 9. Two teams competed for the quarterly award after winning the best of load crew for their unit. The 90th AMU continued into the annual competition which took

  • Lockheed Martin rolls-out final F-22 Raptor

    The final F-22 Raptor to be built for the U.S. Air Force, tail number 4195, rolled off the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics assembly line during a ceremony Dec. 13 at the company's Marietta plant. The fighter jet is the last of 187 F-22s produced, marking a bittersweet moment for members of the F-22

  • Raptors and reindeer and whiskers on kittens...

    I caught up with Santa's helper, Col. Terry Scott, 3rd Operations Group deputy commander, and got an inside scoop on Santa and the F-22 Raptor. SSgt. Zachary Wolf: How did you become Santa's helper? Col. Terry Scott: As you know Santa is very busy this time of year; he gave me a call and asked if I

  • Airmen in Base Operations project combat power

    Airmen in the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, Base Operations are responsible for all the aircraft inbound and outbound to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and support multiple units including the 3rd Wing, the U.S. Army, and civilian aircraft. "If we fail to operate, no aircraft can take off or

  • Units combine for deployment scenario training exercise

    The giant voice announcements heard on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson last week were part of Exercise Polar Force 11-10, Nov. 15-17.Through cold weather and long hours, Airman of the 3rd Wing and 673d Air Base Wing worked together in Polar Force as a war fighting team and tested their ability to