| Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | |||||||||
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| Anchorage, Alaska in United States | |||||||||
 3rd Wing Change of Command - July 2022 | |||||||||
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| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | US military Joint Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  JB Elmendorf-Richardson Location in Alaska | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°15′05″N149°48′23″W / 61.25139°N 149.80639°W /61.25139; -149.80639 (JB Elmendorf-Richardson) | ||||||||
| Area | 25,899 hectares (64,000 acres) | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 (1940) (asElmendorf Field andFort Richardson) | ||||||||
| In use | 2010 (2010) (as Joint Base) | ||||||||
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| Garrison | 673rd Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: EDF,ICAO: PAED,FAA LID: EDF,WMO: 702720 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 64.9 metres (213 ft)AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (IATA:EDF,ICAO:PAED,FAALID:EDF) is a United States military facility inAnchorage, Alaska. It is ajoint base formed from theUnited States Air Force'sElmendorf Air Force Base and theUnited States Army'sFort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.[2]
The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Its mission is to support and defend U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world by providing units who are ready for worldwide air power projection and a base that is capable of meetingUSINDOPACOM's theater staging and throughput requirements.[3]
It is the home of the Headquarters,Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR),Joint Task Force-Alaska (JTF-AK), the11th Airborne Division,Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), the673d Air Base Wing, the3rd Wing, the176th Wing and other Tenant Units.[4]
The site gained notability in 2025, when it was announced that Russian presidentVladimir Putin would meet United States presidentDonald Trump at the base fora summit, with the main topic being theRusso-Ukrainian War.[5]
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (JBER) is one of 12Joint Bases that were created in 2010[citation needed] in accordance with theBase Realignment and Closure Commission'sBRAC 2005 round.[6] It was merged fromElmendorf Air Force Base andFort Richardson.
The2025 Russia–United States Summit, a summit meeting between United States presidentDonald Trump and Russian presidentVladimir Putin, was held on August 15, 2025, at the base.[7]
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The 673d ABW consists of four groups that operate and maintain the joint base for air sovereignty, combat training, force staging and throughput operations in support of worldwide contingencies.[8]
The installation hosts the headquarters for the United States Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, 11th Airborne Division, and the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.
Major units assigned are:
On July 28, 2010, aBoeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft practicing for an upcoming airshowcrashed into a wooded area within the base, killing all four aircrew members; three from theAlaska Air National Guard and one from the USAF.[13][14] The cause of the accident has been reported to be pilot error. The pilot performed an aggressive righthand turn and ignored the aircraft's stall warning, continuing the turn until the aircraft stalled due to lack of airspeed. The low altitude of the turn made it impossible for the crew to recover from the stall in time to avoid impacting the ground. The C-17 crashed just 91 metres (100 yd) from the site of the 1995 E-3 AWACS crash.[15]
On November 16, 2010, aLockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission. At approximately 1900 hours, the base reported that the aircraft was overdue and missing. Air Force rescue teams were reported to be concentrating their search for the missing plane and pilot, Captain Jeffrey Haney, inDenali National Park. The F-22's crash site was found about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Anchorage near the town ofCantwell, Alaska. The pilot, part of the US Air Force's525th Fighter Squadron, was killed in the crash.[16]
After the crash, F-22s were restricted to flying below 7,620 metres (25,000 ft), then grounded during the investigation.[17] The crash was attributed to a bleed air system malfunction after an engine overheat condition was detected, shutting down theEnvironmental Control System (ECS) and OBOGS. The accident review board ruled Haney was to blame, as he did not react properly to engage theemergency oxygen system.[18] Haney's widow sued Lockheed Martin, claiming equipment defects, and later reached a settlement.[19][20][21] After the ruling, the emergency oxygen system engagement handle was redesigned;[22] the system was eventually replaced by an automatic backup oxygen system (ABOS).[23] On 11 February 2013, the DoD'sInspector General released a report stating that the USAF had erred in blaming Haney, and that facts did not sufficiently support conclusions; the USAF stated that it stood by the ruling.[24]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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