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Alaska National Guard Airmen rescue hunter at national park
September 1, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter in distress Aug. 30 at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Alaska Air National...

Oklahoma Guard Soldier aids man injured in car rollover
August 24, 2020 — COWETA, Okla. – An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier aided victims of an automobile crash that resulted in a vehicle rollover outside Tulsa Aug. 12.Spc. Clinton Fauss, a truck driver with 120th...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue firefighter
August 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued an Anchorage Fire Department firefighter Aug. 16 near Beluga Point south of Anchorage near the...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker on Pioneer Peak
July 30, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Responding to a request for assistance last night from the Alaska State Troopers, the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker. Airmen...

A day in the life of a rescue helicopter pilot
July 27, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – Spend a day with Idaho farmer and Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chad Queen, one of the Idaho Army National Guard's rescue helicopter pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 3 hikers in Eagle River
June 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued three distressed hikers in Eagle River June 10. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the...

Virginia Guard Red Dragons evacuate flood victims in Roanoke
May 26, 2020 — ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers helped evacuate more than 100 people in the Roanoke area after days of heavy rain caused major flooding in and around the city.Soldiers assigned to the...

Michigan National Guard responds to flooded communities
May 22, 2020 — MIDLAND, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard helped rescue residents threatened by flooding in northern Michigan caused by the breaching of the Edenville and Sanford dams.“Right now, we have three...

Alaska Airmen rescue two people stranded in Kuskokwim River
May 4, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued two people stranded in a small boat in the flooded and icy waters of the Kuskokwim River May 1.Airmen with...

Nevada Guard Black Hawk crew saves motorcyclist during storm
October 7, 2019 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – Fifteen minutes of fuel.That's what remained before a Nevada Army Guard Black Hawk crew would be forced to abandon the search for a lost motorcyclist near Nevada's northern border...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue pilot, passenger near river
September 27, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and passenger of a crashed Stinson 108 single-engine...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future