F-22 Afterburner Launches during PF 22-4...
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska,...
Polar Force is a training exercise designed to test Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel's mission readiness as well as honing Airmen’s skills and techniques in a simulated expeditionary environment. Airmen refine their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures to support the base's ability to integrate, mobilize, and prepare assigned personnel, aircraft and equipment for a wartime mission. Additionally, Polar Force allows wings like the 3rd Wing to practice the Agile Combat Employment concept. ACE exercises train Airmen to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support to emphasize the ability to deploy, survive, operate, maneuver, sustain, and regenerate in a simulated contested environment.
