JBER aircraft soar during Polar Force 24-2
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts a sortie above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Polar Force 24-2, Nov. 7, 2023. Polar Force is a training exercise designed to test JBER’s mission readiness as well as honing Airmen’s skills and techniques in a simulated expeditionary environment. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures to support the base's ability to integrate, mobilize, and prepare assigned personnel, aircraft and equipment for a wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)