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March 31, 2023

3rd OSS tests landing zone capabilities at home, abroad

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — In early March, the 3rd Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson sent personnel to participate in Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 under the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing to test their capabilities in an environment unlike home-station. And for the first time ever in Alaska, on March 23, the 3rd OSS took those same concepts and applied them to a landing zone training scenario to integrate LZOs and cargo aircraft pilots at their home-station airfield.

Airmen conduct a simulated combat training in extreme-cold conditions

Jan. 19, 2023

24 SOW D-Cell, pioneers of the ACE concept, hone arctic skills in Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Agile Combat Employment is one of the most talked-about concepts in the Air Force. The ability to rapidly deploy and establish forward operating locations, manned by multi-capable Airmen, is the way the Air Force is crafting the future of warfare.  The Airmen of the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or “D-Cell,” have been doing just this for over 60 years.

The 3rd Wing Airmen participated in Exercise Arctic Warrior at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Nov. 18, 2022

3rd Munitions Squadron conducts Arctic Warrior, tests ACE/MCA concepts

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 3rd Munitions Squadron developed effective practices to establish a method of building and transporting munitions in support of Agile Combat Employment while employing multi-capable Airmen during the Arctic Warrior exercise Nov. 15 -16.

A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, flies over March Air Reserve Base, California, Jan. 13, 2021. Thirteen Airmen with the 517th AS from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, trained for a week in the southwestern U.S. with the C-17, focusing on Agile Combat Employment to train and prepare for global operations in a deployed environment.

Feb. 5, 2021

Firebirds training in southwestern US highlights C-17 capabilities

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — On the morning of Jan. 8, 2021, 13 U.S. Airmen, all assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, boarded a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft and flew from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to March Air Reserve Base, California. Their mission: to train and prepare for global operations in a deployed environment.

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Feb. 5, 2020

Special Tactics operators simulate first-ever extreme cold weather FARP with next generation fighters

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — For the first time, aircrew with the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, along with a team of Special Tactics Airmen carried out a simulated FARP for F-22 Raptors assigned to Pacific Air Forces’ 3rd Wing in an extreme cold weather environment during Emerald Warrior at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, January 21-31.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 673d Air Base Wing marks a find during a search and recovery exercise during Polar Force 20-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 9, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success.

Oct. 10, 2019

As Polar Force ends, improvements are just beginning

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Oct. 10 marks the end of Polar Force 20-1, a biannual two-week mission readiness exercise designed to test multiple elements of the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept of operations.

JBER is always ready! This week, Arctic Warriors assigned to JBER executed missions across the full spectrum of agile combat support during the first part of Exercise Polar Force 20-1. JBER is a weapon system, and the Arctic Warriors who put flesh on this weapon system proved they were able to deliver mission assurance and continuity of operations. A U.S. Airman assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, moves equipment during a training and readiness exercise, Polar Force 20-1, at JBER, Oct. 3, 2019. Always ready

Oct. 4, 2019

JBER is always Ready

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — JBER is always ready! This week, Arctic Warriors assigned to JBER executed missions across the full spectrum of agile combat support during the first part of Exercise Polar Force 20-1. JBER is a weapon system, and the Arctic Warriors who put flesh on this weapon system proved they were able to deliver mission assurance and continuity of operations. Always ready!

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