From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham, commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force; Kiyohiko Hamada, Head Consular of Japan in Anchorage; and Chief Master Sgt. Heath Temple, senior enlisted leader, Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command, and command chief, Eleventh Air Force, pose for a photo, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 14, 2024. Hamada met with Cunningham, Tempel and combined headquarters staff to strengthen the continued bilateral relations between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quatasia Carter)
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.