• Raptors return after rapid deployment to Middle East

    Service members assigned to the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group have returned from the United States Central Command area of responsibility following a rapid deployment that underscored their operational expertise and combat readiness.

  • New commander joins 3rd Wing

    U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Schuck took command of the 3rd Wing during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 15.

  • U.S., allied forces soar for Arctic Defender

    An estimated 500 personnel from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and France kicked off exercise Arctic Defender at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base July 8.

  • 3rd MXG hosts mental health awareness 5K

    Airmen of the 3rd Maintenance Group take part in the 3rd MXG mental health awareness 5K run to raise awareness for mental health within the maintainer career field.

  • 3rd Munitions squadron honored at Air Force level

    The 3rd Munitions Squadron, assigned to the 3rd Wing, earned the prestigious Maintenance Effectiveness Award for the Pacific Air Forces and recently triumphed at the Headquarters Air Force level.

  • Local Airman receives national scholarship

    United States Air Force Airman First Class Alejandro Landeros, a munitions support equipment maintenance crew chief assigned to the 3rd Munitions Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, has recently been awarded two prestigious scholarships – one at the local level and another from the Air

  • Pioneering women in aviation: breaking barriers and celebrating progress

    As U.S. Air Force Maj. Rachael Oliver, now a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, embarked on her Air Force career as a weather officer, her trajectory into aviation was not conventional. She spent seven years in meteorology assignments across different locations.The pivotal shift occurred while stationed at