• The E-3 Sentry: command center in the sky

    Sweeping through the lower stratosphere of the unforgiving Alaska region, the U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry quietly keeps watch. Often described as a flying command center, the E-3 navigates the skies, its distinctive radar dome cutting through the clouds, serving as a critical tool in our nation’s

  • U.S. Air Force sergeant makes leap to officer

    As of 2024, the acceptance rate into the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School was below 20 percent. However, 20 percent was all U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Novak, an airborne radio operator assigned to the 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, needed to earn

  • Getting the Job Done

    When you receive short notice to get a job done, you do it. This is what the Jacksonville, North Carolina native did. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keith Miranda, a 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron surveillance evaluator, received a one-day notice to test a new Northern American Aerospace Defense

  • Remembering fallen Yukla 27 crew

    Surviving family members, distinguished guests and members of the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron gathered for a solemn memorial ceremony Sept. 22, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to honor the 24 Canadian and U.S. Airmen lost in one of the deadliest aircraft accidents in U.S.