A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, drops cargo over the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 23, 2025. Red Flag serves as an ideal platform for international engagement and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners. This enables all involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson conducted a base-wide Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise June 10 to evaluate the installation’s ability to sustain operations during an extended power outage testing not just systems, but the readiness of the personnel and families.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) is conducting Exercise Tropic Tundra from May 27 through June 6 , F-22 aircraft and personnel will be conducting training throughout Alaska. The Kenai Airport and the local community have kindly permitted flight operations and support during this time. Exercise Tropic Tundra is a key, home exercise in the 3rd AEW's preparation for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific.
If you’ve spent time with the military – whether in uniform or not – you’ve probably participated in an exercise or six. The ships sail, the aircraft fly, the ground forces seize territory, and days later everyone evaluates how things went.
But while the exercise lasts a week or two, the planning and preparation have taken a year or more, and joint exercise are a full-time job for the personnel of J7 – the Joint Training and...
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.
“My job is people -- everyone is my business. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs; their health, morale, discipline and welfare. I grow in strength by strengthening my people. My job is done in faith; my people-built faith. The Air Force is my life; I share it with my people. I believe in the Air Force goal - We take care of our own; my job is people -- everyone is my business."
