11 May 2018 Air National Guardsmen and Active-duty Celebrates Anniversary of C-17 Flip JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing and 3rd Wing active-duty members celebrated the first anniversary of the change of assignment for eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.Previously, the C-17s belonged...
24 January 2020 JBER Hosts Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award Selection Board Visit JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, hosted the 2020 Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award (CINC IEA) selection board for a site inspection Jan. 12 through 15, 2020.According to the CINC IEA fact sheet, then-President Ronald Reagan...
05 May 2023 3rd MXG Debuts Mission Generation Competition The 3rd Maintenance Group recently launched its inaugural Mission Generation competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 28, 2023.The new competition combined the traditional dedicated crew chief, ammunition build, and weapons load competitions into one streamlined format.“The...
05 April 2023 U.S., Australian Partnership Showcased with Air Vice-Marshal Visit to JBER JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Royal Australian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Carl Newman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), March 28 and 29.During the visit, Newman met with commanders and Airmen across many JBER units to gain a better...
20 January 2023 24th Special Operations Wing 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...
14 September 2020 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's 773d Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts Commander Immersion JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and 673d Air Base Wing commander, participated in a 773d Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) immersion tour at JBER, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2020.Aguilar’s tour allowed the squadron to highlight...
30 July 2020 Innovation Backing Weaves Web-Based Information Dominant Warfare Into Reality JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- In May 2019, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Short, then-3rd Wing chief of weapons and tactics, was conducting mission planning the same way it has been done since the 1940s: on a chalkboard, whiteboard or mapboard. He decided it was time to bring the process into the...
26 December 2019 3rd Munitions Squadron Airmen Build New Bombs, Lethality JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen of the 3rd Munitions Squadron (MUNS) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are becoming vastly more effective and lethal due to a regimen of training on bombs used in different locations.The 3rd MUNS primarily builds bombs for the F-22 Raptors...
13 June 2019 Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders Meet for Historic Red Flag-Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Red Flag-Alaska 19-2—a Pacific Air Forces-directed exercise that allows U.S. forces to train with coalition partners in a simulated combat environment—is underway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson through June 22.Approximately 2,000 personnel are flying,...
23 July 2019 100 Years of 3rd Wing Service JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON --From humble beginnings across the southwestern United States in 1919 to their dynamic presence in today’s global theater, on July 1, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Wing celebrated 100 years of service.The 3rd’s lineage originated July 1, 1919, when the...