From left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, commanding general, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Tom Carden, deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command and Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Piffarerio, Alaskan NORAD Region Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, pose for a photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaksa, May 28, 2025. This was Caine’s first visit to Alaska as the CJCS, during which he met with senior military leaders and partners in Alaska to gain a deeper understanding of the unique operational environment in the Arctic and the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quatasia Carter)
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.
