U.S. Marine Corps retired Col. Catkin Kilcher Burton, president of the Military Officers Association of America Captain Cook Chapter, introduces U.S. Air Force Col. Philip D. Lancaster, deputy commander, Eleventh Air Force, during a chapter meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, April 23, 2026. The briefing outlined the three core missions of the combined headquarters, Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force, and provided members a deeper understanding of how the military supports homeland defense operations in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amber E. Kurka)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaskan Command successfully conducted a joint maritime operation, Oct. 16, with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and two U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers in the Bering Sea along the Aleutian Island Chain. This operation demonstrated the capability of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and its mission partners to deter maritime threats to the homeland.
U.S. and Canadian senior enlisted leaders from North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gathered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 12-13 to discuss and synchronize SEL functions during contingency and crisis operations. The Alaskan SEL Summit aligned enlisted leaders on readiness, operations and warfighting challenges in the Alaska Theater of Operations.
