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July 9, 2024
US, allied forces soar for Arctic Defender

An estimated 500 personnel from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and France kicked off exercise.
July 2, 2024
German Air Force exercise to begin July 8 in Alaska

Arctic Defender, a German Air Forces-led exercise, is scheduled to begin July 8 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through July 18.
Jan. 30, 2024
3rd Air Expeditionary Wing operates in first-ever iteration of Exercise Bamboo Eagle

The first-ever iteration of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led exercise, kicked off in earnest at Nellis Air Force Base and various locations across the southwestern United States and parts of the Pacific, Jan. 26, 2024.The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force
Oct. 13, 2023
3rd Wing focuses on PACAF’s strategic goals

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Wing, recently held an all-call revisiting the wing’s mission, vision, priorities, and highlighting what to expect in the coming years.With a focus on air dominance, global mobility, and command and control, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s
Sept. 26, 2023
3rd Wing sets intel standards at William Tell 2023

AIR DOMINANCE CENTER, Georgia – The 3rd Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, set the standards for command-and-control (C2) support and intelligence integration during the 2023 iteration of William Tell, the Air Force’s historic air-to-air weapons meet, held at Savannah Air National
Sept. 18, 2023
Competition makes us better

After a 19-year hiatus, the William Tell air-to-air competition is underway in Savannah, Georgia, where U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom gave a keynote address to more than 100 competitors Sept. 12.
June 22, 2023
3rd Wing implements new maintenance structure, activates fighter generation squadrons

The 3rd Wing hosted an activation ceremony for the 90th and 525th Fighter Generation Squadrons, and the deactivation of the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15.This ceremony put into place the Combat Oriented Maintenance Organization, a new
April 8, 2023
525th Fighter Squadron returns home after successful deployment in Japan

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, returned home from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8 after a five-month deployment to support Pacific Air Forces’ efforts to bring more advanced fighter aircraft forward to the western
March 31, 2023
3rd OSS tests landing zone capabilities at home, abroad

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
March 10, 2023
JBER’s commitment with international partners enables aircraft recovery

Six F-22s assigned to the 90th EFS were on their way home to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson from Lask Air Force Base, Poland, where they had supported the NATO Air Shielding mission, when suddenly, one of the Raptors had an engine malfunction, causing it to make an emergency landing at Erik Nielsen

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