An airman and military working dog of the 673d Security Forces Squadron
Active
2010–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Installation support
Size
Over 5000 military and civilian
Part of
Pacific Air Command
Garrison/HQ
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Motto(s)
Cavete Ursum Arcticum Latin Beware the Arctic Bear[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current commander
Col. David Wilson [2]
Command Chief Master Sergeant
CMSgt Daniel Guzman [2]
Insignia
673d Air Base Wing emblem (Approved 22 March 2010)[3]
Military unit
The 673d Air Base Wing is the support unit for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a combination of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission called for the combination of the two installations. The wing replaced the 673d Air Base Wing (Provisional), which had been formed in January 2009, primarily from elements of the 3d Mission Support Group.[4]
The wing supports three Air Force wings, an Army brigade, and 55 other tenant units. It provides medical care to over 35,000 service members, dependents, Veterans Administration patients and retirees throughout Alaska (including 20% of the population of Anchorage, Alaska). The wing maintains $12.4 Billion in infrastructure encompassing more than 73,000 acres, and more than 1,500 vehicles.[1]
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^Bailey, Carl E. (25 April 2011). "Factsheet 673 Air Base Wing (PACAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^"Biography, Col. Jeffery A. (Jeff) Vinger" (PDF). North Winds. Anchorage Post, Society of Military Engineers. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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