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Paratroopers leap from a C-17 aircraft.

Sept. 1, 2022

Arctic Angels fly over JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division "Arctic Angels" conduct airborne operations at Malemute Drop Zone supported by a U.S. Air Force C-17 GlobeMaster III, assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 24, 2022. The Soldiers stay proficient at their primary function of being a Joint Forcible Entry unit, able to respond and project power across the Pacific within 18 hours. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Sloan, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, contingency response maintenance craftsman assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., operates de-icing equipment on a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to Travis during cold weather aircraft maintenance procedures training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2019. The training prepared Airmen to operate in arctic environments.

Nov. 27, 2019

Travis AFB Airmen confront arctic weather

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen hosted a five-day training for Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., at JBER, Alaska, Nov. 18-22, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Silvestre Rojas and Senior Airman Michael Ela, both 517th Aircraft Maintenance Unit communication navigations specialists, test the counter measures dispensing system on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2018. During this process, the aircraft is cordoned off and the specialists test the flare dispensers for functionality.

July 31, 2018

703rd AMXS Crew Chiefs maintain more than aircraft

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Currently, the U.S. Air Force fields more than 35 types of aircraft, with an equally exceptional number of dedicated and precision-based crew chiefs to maintain them.

May 9, 2018

ANG and active-duty celebrates anniversary of C-17 flip

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing and 3rd Wing active-duty members celebrated the first anniversary of the change of assignment for eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

673d Medical Group Airmen transport a simulated patient from a bus into a C-17 Globemaster III during the EnRoute Patient Staging System exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 3, 2017. The ERPSS provides patient reception and limited emergent intervention, and ensures patients are medically and administratively prepared for flight in a safe and timely aeromedical evacuation.

April 10, 2017

673d MDG exercise ERPSS

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska — 673d Medical Group Airmen practice transporting simulated patients into and out of a C-17 Globemaster III during the EnRoute Patient Staging System exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 3, 2017. The ERPSS provides patient reception and limited emergent intervention, and ensures patients are medically and administratively prepared for flight in a safe and timely aeromedical evacuation.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, a loadmaster assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron gives a mission brief prior to a training jump with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 19, 2016.

Oct. 26, 2016

JBER's Airborne Contribution

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The command to “sound off for equipment check” resonates through the immense interior of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The call of “One, OK!” finalizes the equipment check, then 170-pound Soldiers carrying 150 pounds of gear each shuffle like zombies toward the open door of the massive cargo aircraft cruising at 1,000 feet. The light changes to green and they stumble towards the door with a hand covering their reserve chute. Recalling their training, they take a giant leap into the unknown. That sensation is something familiar to many at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

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