Story by Airman 1st Class Samuel Colvin | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 09.23.2020
Surviving family members, distinguished guests and members of the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron gathered for a solemn memorial ceremony Sept. 22, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to honor the 24 Canadian and U.S. Airmen lost in one of the deadliest aircraft accidents in U.S. Air Force history....
Story by Airman 1st Class Samuel Colvin | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 08.10.2020
Thanks to a local Boy Scout, a pavilion now shelters the memory box and cross at the Yukla 27 crash site on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 03.07.2017
“I was on my way to Elmendorf when I saw a big plume of smoke. As I got to the base entrance, I was immediately turned around due to the base being on high alert.”...
Story by Airman 1st Class Kyle Johnson | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 09.22.2015
Friday, Sept. 22, 1995, started out peaceful enough. Overcast skies were giving way to the heat of the sun, taking with them the last testimony of rain from the night before. Scattered clouds ranged from 5,000 to 20,000 feet, and visibility was 15 miles....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 07.30.2013
It was cold – as mornings usually are at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when an E-3 Sentry carrying 24 airmen took off from the runway, Sept. 22, 1995. They would never been seen alive again....
