Feb. 22, 2022

611 ACOMS conduct cyber defense activities in remote Arctic location

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska — Stepping off a U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron and into freezing air, four members of the 611th Air Communications Squadron made their way to one of the most remote radar sites in the country, located 350 miles above the Arctic Circle and just outside the village of Utqiagvik.

Feb. 8, 2022

Emergency Management Airmen hold radiological response training

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — 773d Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management technicians recently held training designed to simulate a plane collision involving a nuclear warhead, testing the Airmen's ability to respond to and contain a radiological incident in an Arctic environment.

Jan. 19, 2022

PACAF command team, spouses visit JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Some may shy away from visiting Alaska during the cold winter months, but the Pacific Air Forces command team along with their spouses visited Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Jan 5-7 and expressed their enjoyment during the visit.

Jan. 18, 2022

PACAF key spouses visit JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Cindy Wilsbach, right, first lady of Pacific Air Forces, and Dr. Doniel Wolfe, left, spouse of the PACAF command chief, meet with the Paws for Purple Hearts Alaska team in Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2022. During their visit, they learned about the organization’s mission and Canine Assisted Warrior Therapy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman

Jan. 10, 2022

90th FS pilot selected for NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — From the last frontier to the final frontier, a 90th Fighter Squadron pilot’s lifelong dream has come true. 

Dec. 7, 2021

517th Airlift Squadron prepares for training sortie

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 517th Airlift Squadron prepares to launch a training sortie at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th AS regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment.

Nov. 8, 2021

ROKN Cruise Training Task Group visits Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) ships visited the Port of Alaska as part of a training exercise Nov. 4-6. The ROKN Cruise Training Task Group’s two vessels, a destroyer and a combat support ship, visited Alaska during a 67-day voyage, which marked the first ever trip for ROKN vessels to the state.

Oct. 29, 2021

Innovative Agile Combat Employment training brings AMUs together at JBER

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft taxied down the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pavement and pulled up alongside F-22 Raptors outside the 525th Fighter Squadron’s kennels Oct. 26. A crowd of Airmen waited near heaters outside as the airplanes and crew chiefs performed their ritual dance of flap and arm movements.

Oct. 28, 2021

Spartan paratroopers and Indian Army troops share mountaineering techniques during Yudh Abhyas 21

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Yudh Abhyas 21 is a bilateral exercise developed to continue to solidify our enduring partnerships, while equipping both the Indian Army and the U.S. Army to successfully meet today's global and regional challenges.

Oct. 28, 2021

U.S. and Indian Army troops conduct live-fire weapons training during Yudh Abhyas 21

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Army paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” and Indian Army troops from 7th Battalion, The Madras Regiment, “Shandaar Saath,” familiarize each other with their respective weapons systems during exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 19, 2021. Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian Army and US Army Alaska to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.