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U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Wing, expressed the importance of the Wing’s history during an all-call at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 21, 2023.

April 26, 2023

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

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — 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 the 3rd Attack Group.

Winners from the 3rd Wing pose for the camera during the Team JBER Awards Banquet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2023.

Feb. 28, 2023

Team JBER Annual Award Winners

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Congratulations to all the Team JBER Annual Award Winners announced on Feb 24.

3rd ASOS conducted Operation Agipen 2. Agipen 2 was an unsupported, sustained cold-weather operation designed to validate equipment and previous arctic training in austere conditions. During the multi-day training exercise the 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen burned up to 5000 calories a day while conducting a long-distance, overland ski movement that included pulling individual pulk sleds by incorporating cross country skiing and skijoring.

Feb. 10, 2023

3rd ASOS Arctic Warfighters participate in Operation Agipen 2

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Enduring and operating in arctic environments like Alaska is critical in maintaining unrivaled Arctic Warfighters– such as the tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at JBER.

Kids play in water at Arctic Thunder Open House

Nov. 2, 2022

673d ABW unveils new mission, vision, and priorities

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 673d Air Base Wing command team released their mission, vision, and priorities today, highlighting the wing’s commitment to support and enable the activities of the installation, its joint units, and its role in homeland defense and national security.

WIDOW, which stands for Web-Based Information Dominant Warfare, is an online mission planning cell tool that digitizes the mission planning process, synchronizes real-time inputs from every user, creates mission products with one-click functionality, and streamlines administrative processes.

July 28, 2020

Innovation backing weaves WIDOW into reality

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — In May 2019, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Short, then-3rd Wing chief of weapons and tactics, was conducting mission planning the same way it has been done since the 1940s: on a chalkboard, whiteboard or mapboard. He decided it was time to bring the process into the 21st century — to digitize and automate the process.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright talks to members of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during an all call June 10, 2019. Chief Wright visited JBER during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 to meet with his senior enlisted leader counterparts from throughout the Pacific. RED FLAG-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment.

June 12, 2019

Pacific senior enlisted leaders meet for historic Red Flag-Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.

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