A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone with His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Regina conducts hoist training of a crew member from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) during Operation LATITUDE in the Bering Sea, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2025. HMCS Regina, alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751), and in coordination with Alaskan Command and U.S. Northern Command, operated together during Canadian-led Operation LATITUDE. This coordination strengthens domain awareness and increases North American defense in and around the Western Arctic regions and its approaches. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)
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.