• CSAF Visits JBER

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and his wife Suzie visited Airmen here during a visit to Alaska Feb. 15 through 18. During the second day of his visit, the general, along with the 11th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog and 673rd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Robert Evans, hosted

  • Reservist leads 3rd Wings' 'War Day' exercise planning

    A Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron is the lead planner for the Arctic Integration Training or War Day that occurred here Jan. 27.Maj. Christopher Miller, chief of 3rd Wing Weapons, is responsible for developing the scenario for the War Day exercise that will include all the

  • Aerospace Ground Equipment Airmen keep mission rolling

    It's a few days after Christmas and a call came into the 3rd Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment office for generators, lights, stands and heaters to combat the minus 10 degree weather. Airman 1st Class Dimitri Davis, 3rd MXS, a Stonewall, Miss. native, has to make sure the equipment is

  • Two Arctic Warriors STEP promoted

    Two Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson non-commissioned officers were bestowed an honor recently that only three Airmen throughout 11th Air Force will receive all year.Newly promoted Master Sgt. Jeffery Holewinske, 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 3rd Wing, and Tech. Sgt. Yucari Brown, 673d Civil

  • 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