Arctic Thunder air show will fill Anchorage skies with military planes this weekend

The biennial event aims to show residents what goes on at JBER, with opportunities for the public to get up close with some of the military’s most advanced machinery.

George Morgan, one of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachutists, looks over the landscape before jumping Friday. Aircraft and personnel are taking part in Arctic Thunder, a biennial open house at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, this weekend. The Arctic Thunder Open House this weekend at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will showcase military equipment to residents, including dozens of aircraft flying over town as part of demonstrations.

The event takes place every two years, and hosts thousands of spectators on base to watch several hours of flying demonstrations from a wide range of fighter jets, cargo planes and civilian aircraft.

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