• Undersecretary of the Air Force talks modernization in Alaska

    The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Matt Lohmeier, toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska from June 22 to 24 to identify opportunities for construction and modernization at arctic military installations.

  • 673d MSG change of command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Dustin Hansen relinquishes command of the 673d Mission Support Group to Col. Jacob Foley at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 18, 2026. The 673d MSG is composed of five squadrons – the 773d Force Support Squadron, the 673d Communications Squadron, the 673d Security

  • EOD performs rapid airfield damage recovery training at JBER

    A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal Airmen assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer EOD flight participate in a rapid airfield damage recovery training operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 10, 2026. Training such as RADR are important to maintain mission readiness and

  • JBER pararescuemen participate in ATOH 26 FSE

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Reddington, 210th Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, looks out of the window of an HH-60W Jolly Green II during the Arctic Thunder Open House 26 full-scale exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2026. The exercise simulated a recovery

  • Joint and coalition forces conclude RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 at JBER

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 concluded June 12. More than 2100 service members, approximately 75 aircraft and five partner nations were brought together from across the Indo-Pacific and Europe regions to conduct advanced combat training within the largest

  • Integrated intelligence cell sharpens readiness during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2

    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Voelker, unit level intelligence officer in charge assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron, briefs U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cooper Arndt, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron and Senior

  • JBER fitness program enhances readiness, earns departmental recognition

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Strength and Conditioning Program continues to help Airmen and Soldiers improve mission performance through fitness coaching and education while contributing to the installation’s recent recognition as the 2025 Department of

  • Forecasting readiness during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2

    U.S. Air Force weather specialists from the 374th Operations Support Squadron, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan are providing mission-critical forecasting and environmental intelligence in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2.As part of the exercise, which began May 28 and will conclude June 12,

  • Disposition of Personal Effects

    Air Force Lt. Col. Diana Wolczek-Huerta is authorized to make disposition of the personal effects of Lt. Col. Eric Rausch, 673d Healthcare Operations Squadron, as stated in AFI 34-511. Any person having claims for or against the estate of the deceased should contact Wolczek-Huerta.

  • RAF conducts cargo drop during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2

    Royal Air Force service members operated an Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft assigned to No. 70 Squadron during a cargo drop in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2, June 10, 2026. The event combined joint and coalition forces into a realistic combat scenario designed to enhance readiness, lethality and