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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink receives a tour of the Joint Mobility Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

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From left, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Mabbutt, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673rd Air Base Wing commander, discuss plans for future construction projects on JBER, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink observes and participates in a brief related to construction plans for future training locations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink receives a tour of an E-3 Sentry on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink greets Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel on JBER, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Philip Lancaster, 11th Air Force deputy commander, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, and Maj. Gen. Torrance Saxe, Alaska National Guard Adjutant General, stand in front of the Alaskan Command display on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

SECAF continues Indo-Pacific tour at JBER

Published Aug. 7, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Owen Davies
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHRDSON, Alaska -- Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink receives a tour of the Joint Mobility Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of JBER’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in the region as part of his first Indo-Pacific area tour as SecAF. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)