• U.S. Airmen Remember their Fallen

    A memorial remembers fallen Airmen assigned to Alaska Air National Guard 249th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Air Force 517th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2023.

  • Cutting-edge pilot training center coming to JBER

    A three-day conference for the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center took place at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 27 through 29, 2023.This training center, the first of its kind capable of joint- and multinational-force training, is expected to begin

  • Military pays for Alaska service members' flights home

    Service members assigned to Alaska duty stations can take a military-paid flight home, according to a recent Department of Defense policy change. Per the June 1 update to the Joint Travel Regulations, eligible Alaska service members can be reimbursed for the cost of one round-trip airfare from their

  • U.S., international partners unite for RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2

    RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2 began June 12 and will run through June 23 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement and this iteration will include both Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Force participants, strengthening

  • F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet after five-year absence

    It was April 2018 when a failed takeoff at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, left one of the 3rd Wing’s F-22 Raptors in critical condition. After a team went to Fallon for the disassembly and transport of the jet back to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, tail number AF-07-146 spent nearly five years

  • 3rd MXG debuts Mission Generation competition

    The 3rd Maintenance Group recently launched its inaugural Mission Generation competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2023. The new competition combined the traditional dedicated crew chief, ammunition build, and weapons load competitions into one streamlined format.

  • Back to reaper roots: All-call highlights history of 3rd Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Wing, recently held an all-call connecting the Wing's heritage and lineage to their recent exercises. He highlighted the Wing's legacy, including their success during the Battle of the Bismarck in World War II, when they were previously called