U.S. Air Force Col. Travolis Simmons takes command of the 3rd Wing from U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Davis during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 17, 2020. The ceremony was officiated by Air Force Lt. Gen. David Krumm, commander, Alaskan Command, United States Northern Command; commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command. The ceremony was adapted to comply with COVID-19 health and safety measures, and only family members were permitted to sit next to each other. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Adriana Barrientos)
In May 2019, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Short, then-3rd Wing chief of weapons and tactics, was conducting mission planning the same way it has been done since the 1940s: on a chalkboard, whiteboard or mapboard. He decided it was time to bring the process into the 21st century — to digitize and automate the process.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Air Force Col. Travolis A. Simmons took command of the 3rd Wing during a change of command ceremony here, July 17, 2020.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar took command of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the 673d Air Base Wing during a ceremony here, July 14, 2020.
Department of Defense recovery teams assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, participated in Operation Colony Glacier June 2 to 23.
