U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Schuck, 3rd Wing commander, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, shares an update on the installation's flight line expansion, Aug. 20, 2025.
Overhead, the roar of jets cuts through the Alaskan sky. On the ground, thousands of service members test their readiness for tomorrow’s threats. This is Northern Edge, an exercise designed to sharpen combat readiness and strengthen America’s defense posture in the Indo-Pacific.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. George E. Bresnihan, Defense Logistics Agency Energy commander, toured Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, on Aug. 20, 2025.
The U.S. Air Force 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron conducted a “flag swap,” a ceremony marking the switching of headquarters, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 13, 2025. The ceremony signified the relocation of the 3rd ASOS headquarters from Fort Wainwright to JBER.
U.S. Air Force Crashed, Damaged and Disabled Aircraft Recovery Airmen assigned to the 3rd Maintenance Squadron conducted a simulated crash-and-recovery exercise at Camp Madbull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 8 and Aug. 11 to 12, 2025.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — From bustling planning cells to real-time threat assessments, a team of intelligence Airmen from across the U.S. played a pivotal behind-the-scenes role in Red Flag-Alaska 25-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the community to a “Pet the Jet” day with static displays of different aircraft in Tinian and Saipan, North Mariana Islands, July 21, 2025.
