Airman First Class Raina Dale performs a man on the street style interview during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aerial acts, July 25-27, and has an expected crowd of more than 200,000 people. It is the largest two-day event in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in the world. The 2014 Arctic Thunder Open House is a proud part of the Anchorage Centennial Celebration. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Raina Dale)
Service members assigned to the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group have returned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska from the United States Central Command area of responsibility following a rapid deployment that underscored their operational expertise and combat readiness.
Archaeologists from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Northern Land Use Research Alaska, and area tribal councils encountered a birch bark-lined cache at a known Dene site along Upper Cook Inlet in June of 2024. 
