The Eldridge Glacier recovery team members board an Alaska National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. Due to the hazardous terrain and extreme weather the site is only accessible via helicopter by personnel trained in glacier survival, travel and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)
Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (ANR) will participate in Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, a long-planned Arctic air defense operation involving military aircraft and personnel from Canada and the United States, March 14 to 17, 2022.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska - At 5:53 p.m. (AKST), the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region detected, tracked and identified Russian aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.
Alaskan Command staff organized and hosted site surveys, Aug. 23-27, of the remote communities of Nome and Utqiagvik for suitability of hosting full-spectrum search and rescue operations.
Alaskan Command will conduct ARCTIC EDGE, a biennial exercise, Feb. 28 – March 17.
ARCTIC EDGE is designed to provide realistic and effective training for participants using the premier training locations available throughout Alaska. Alaskan Command has successfully operated in the Arctic and defended Alaska for more than 70 years.
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.
In addition to the U.S., Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force are all working alongside one another, building relationships, fostering communication, and sharing...
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaskan Command to host ARCTIC EDGE 2018, a joint military training exercise, March 12-23, 2018 across Alaska.
