U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert D. Davis speaks at his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2025. Davis’s promotion places him as the senior military officer in Alaska responsible for the integration of all military activities in the Alaskan Theater of Operations, synchronizing mission operations for more than 21,000 active-duty and reserve forces from all services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)
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.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More information has been released regarding the Alaskan Command Airman killed during a civilian aircraft accident on June 18, 2024.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —On June 18, 2024, a U.S. Air Force colonel assigned to Alaskan Command was involved in a civilian plane crash on Crescent Lake near Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula.
