• U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 3rd Operations Support Squadron conduct Landing Zone Safety Officer training at Malemute Drop Zone with F-22 Raptors assigned to 90th Fighter Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 21, 2025. The LZSO course is part of a broader effort to enhance U.S. Air Force agility and rapid deployment capabilities, particularly in the challenging and expansive Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Johnny Diaz)
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 3rd Operations Support Squadron conduct Landing Zone Safety Officer training at Malemute Drop Zone with F-22 Raptors assigned to 90th Fighter Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 21, 2025. The LZSO course is part of a broader effort to enhance U.S. Air Force agility and rapid deployment capabilities, particularly in the challenging and expansive Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Johnny Diaz)
  • Service members, families and civilians at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson gather on Easter Sunday at the Arctic Warrior Chapel. At JBER, chaplains and religious support teams organized multiple services, prayer groups and community gatherings throughout the week to accommodate the diverse Christian population on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli A. Rose)
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jose Munoz, command chaplain for the Pacific Air Forces, and Chief Master Sgt. Jonique Young, senior enlisted leader of the PACAF Chaplain Corps, join Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson chaplains and religious affairs Airmen in prayer, led by U.S Air Force Col. Brian Anderson, senior installation chaplain on JBER, Alaska, April 2. The PACAF Chaplain Corps came to visit Alaska to speak with the JBER team about specific goals regarding readiness to provide spiritual support to service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)
  • A graphic that provides information about changes to BAS II with the grand reopening of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Iditarod Dining Facility in May. Basic Allowance for Sustenance II will discontinue for JBER dorm residents as soon as May. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)
  • From left: U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander; Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, PACAF command chief master sergeant; and Lt. Col. Travis Lytton, 3rd Maintenance Group deputy commander, discuss the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing and Agile Combat Employment operations at Hangar 2 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 10. Agile Combat Employment is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. PACAF aims to expand ACE capacity with a focus on generating sorties under attack and base resiliency. Evolving the ACE program is essential to maintaining a ready, in-theater force.
  • From left: Canadian Army Brig. Gen. McBride, 11th Airborne Division deputy commanding general of operations; U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, PACAF command chief master sergeant; visit the 11th Airborne Division headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 10, for a briefing on division mission and priorities. Schneider and McCool attended briefings with the 673d Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing, 11th Airborne, and the 11th Air Force command teams to discuss JBER’s mission readiness and strategies. They also visited the 3rd Munitions Squadron, the Joint Mobility Complex, the construction site of the runway extension and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, attends a briefing to discuss the plans for extending the flightline and enhancing the installation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 10. Schneider attended briefings with the 673d Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing, 11th Airborne Division and the 11th Air Force command teams to discuss JBER’s mission readiness and strategies. They also visited the 3rd Munitions Squadron, the Joint Mobility Complex, the construction site of the runway extension and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)
  • From left: U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, PACAF command chief master sergeant; Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander; and Elizabeth Madison, 673d Civil Engineer Squadron; discuss the plans for extending the flightline and enhancing the installation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 10. Schneider and McCool attended briefings with the 673d Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing, 11th Airborne Division and the 11th Air Force command teams to discuss JBER’s mission readiness and strategies. They also visited the 3rd Munitions Squadron, the Joint Mobility Complex, the construction site of the runway extension and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, takes notes while visiting the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing to discuss Agile Combat Employment operations at Hangar 2 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 10. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. PACAF aims to expand ACE capacity with a focus on Generating Sorties Under Attack and Base Resiliency. Evolving the ACE program is essential to maintaining a ready, in-theater force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham, Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Heath Tempel, Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command senior enlisted leader, and Eleventh Air Force command chief master sergeant, salute the plane of Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, PACAF command chief master sergeant at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 9, 2025. Schneider and McCool attended briefings with the 673d Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing, 11th Airborne Division and the Eleventh Air Force command teams to discuss JBER’s mission readiness and strategies. They also visited the 3rd Munitions Squadron, the Joint Mobility Complex, the construction site of the runway extension, and the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)
  • A street sweeper collects debris on Luke Avenue at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 12, 2025. The 773d Civil Engineer Squadron is transitioning from seasonal snow removal duties to clearing winter detritus from roadways and maintenance for the safety of base traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)
  • Community members and representatives from across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson gathered April 3 for a quarterly Community Action Council meeting, boasting a new format designed to foster open communication and keep service members, families and local partners at all levels informed.
  • A little girl jumps for joy while receiving a bag to hold toys earned during the Month of the Military Child Carnival held on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on April 4. The Month of the Military Child Carnival, held at the Arctic Oasis, provided games and toys for children who attended from multiple agencies across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Strobel)
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trace Langston (right), a Tactical Response Force assaulter assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, instructs Senior Airman Cullen Clark (left), a defender assigned to the the 673d Security Forces Squadron, during Quick Reaction Force tryouts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 26. The QRF is a specialized, highly trained unit capable of rapidly responding to a variety of threats and emergencies, including base defense, security incidents, and supporting other military units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dakoda Kempthorne, a defender assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, assists his teammates in clearing a room during the Quick Reaction Force tryouts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 26. The QRF is a specialized, highly trained unit capable of rapidly responding to a variety of threats and emergencies, including base defense, security incidents, and supporting other military units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Seth Isler, a defender assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, performs push ups during the physical training portion of Quick Reaction Force (QRF) tryouts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 26. The QRF is a specialized, highly trained unit capable of rapidly responding to a variety of threats and emergencies, including base defense, security incidents, and supporting other military units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dakoda Kempthorne, a defender assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, performs flutter kicks during the physical training portion of Quick Reaction Force (QRF) tryouts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 26. The QRF is a specialized, highly trained unit capable of rapidly responding to a variety of threats and emergencies, including base defense, security incidents, and supporting other military units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)
  • Cathy Terrall, left, director of military services for the Boys and Girls Club of America Alaska stands alongside this year’s Alaska State Youth of the Year participants at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22. For years, military youth centers and the BGCA, have been recognizing youth members who embody skills such as leadership, service, academic excellence and live an overall healthy lifestyle through the Youth of the Year program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)
  • More than 150 representatives, to include members from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; U.S. Northern Command; Alaska Command; U.S. Space Command; U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. Strategic Command came together during a five-day planning conference for Exercise Northern Edge 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 17 – 21, 2025. The middle planning conference focused on operations design, proof of concept and tactical-level planning to meet INDOPACOM commander intent. Exercise Northern Edge is a USINDOPACOM sponsored, Headquarters PACAF-led multilateral joint force training exercise held every two years, and is designed to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; improve command, control, and communication relationships; and improve interoperability of participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sheila deVera)
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Quick Reaction Force Tryouts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dakoda Kempthorne, a defender assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, performs flutter kicks during the physical training portion of Quick Reaction Force (QRF) tryouts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 26. The QRF is a specialized, highly trained unit capable of rapidly responding to a variety of threats and emergencies, including base defense, security incidents, and supporting other military units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites
VIRIN: 250326-F-DL909-1683
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