• First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor

    Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.

  • Air Force NCO keeps mission going

    Keeping aircraft flying is critical to the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson mission – but it isn't as simple as a pilot getting into a plane. There is a great deal of maintenance, and scheduling that maintenance and making sure it is top-notch is no easy task; hundreds of Airmen work daily to make it

  • 3rd Wing Airmen continue to set new records

    Despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Wing set a new flying record in June, accomplishing 810 sorties. It is by far the highest number to date since the arrival of the F-22 Raptors here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • 3rd Wing logs 168 sorties in 4 days

    Recently, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit logged a whopping 168 sorties in just four days.

  • JBER F-22s Demonstrate Combat Capabilities

    Twenty-four F-22 Raptors from 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group, a C-17 Globemaster III and an E-3 Sentry participate in a close formation taxi, known as an Elephant Walk, March 26, 2019, during a Polar Force exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. This two-week exercise gives squadrons

  • Team JBER welcomes Tyndall F-22s

    Following the recent catastrophic damage to Tyndall Air Force Base caused by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10, Tyndall F-22 Raptors have landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • 75 years later, 90th Fighter Squadron returns to Australia

    The 90th Fighter Squadron returned to JBER on Saturday, March 18, 2017, after participating in a bilateral exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force in RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory, Australia.  The Airmen spent more than 45 days at Tindal as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation program