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Alaska Army Guard Aircrew Conducts Medical Evacuation Amid Severe Weather
November 20, 2025 — BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard members assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient requiring advanced medical care from Scammon Bay to Bethel...

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Individuals From Two Small Aircraft Crashes
September 10, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators with the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued individuals from two plane crashes across Alaska during this...

Alaska Guard Engineers Rebuild Observation Posts During Annual Training
August 20, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More than 70 Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 910th Engineer Support Company rebuilt two critical training sites, Observation Post Cole and...

Alaska Army Guard Conducts Two Rescue Missions at the Start of Sheep Hunting Season
August 14, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to G Co. 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted two separate rescues of hunters with leg injuries...

Alaska Guard Hosts Symposium for Search and Rescue Partners
July 30, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, hosted mission partners for a multi-agency hoist...

Guard Soldiers Train with Civilian Experts in Cyber Discovery Exercise
June 23, 2025 — BOISE, Idaho – In an era where threats are just as likely to be identified in cyberspace as on the battlefield, the Idaho National Guard is redefining what it means to protect and defend.Through...

Alaska Army National Guard Conducts Medevac Mission
June 5, 2025 — JUNEAUA, Alaska – A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient from Skagway to Juneau June 3, following a medical evacuation...

Alaska National Guardsmen Save Nine During Start of Rescue Season
June 2, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska– Alaska Air and Army National Guard units responded to five requests for assistance May 24-28, primarily in support of the Alaska State Troopers and local...

Alaska Guard Joins Polar Dagger Special Ops Exercise
September 11, 2024 — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Alaska Army National Guard participated in Operation Polar Dagger Aug. 15-25, helping Special Operations Command North rapidly deploy and operate in the...

Alaska National Guard Engineers Hone Construction Skills
August 7, 2024 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company worked on horizontal and vertical construction engineering projects in the Anchorage and Matsu...

Alaska Army Guard Conducts Cold-Weather Readiness Training
February 7, 2024 — BETHEL, Alaska - Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, demonstrated readiness and resilience during cold weather training in Bethel Feb. 2-4.This training marked a significant reunion...

Army Guard Squad Competes in Army Best Squad Competition
October 13, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Under the oppressive Georgia heat and humidity, 12 squads from throughout the Army — including a squad representing the Army National Guard — battled it out at Fort Stewart Sept...

Alaska National Guard Rescues Two Hunters After Plane Crash
August 21, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard rescued two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass Aug. 16.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center asked...

Alaska National Guard Soldiers Test Readiness in Exercise
July 27, 2023 — FORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 40 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Pershing Strike 23 and its associated Mobilization Exercise Level II July...

SEA Whitehead Honors Families of the Fallen
June 2, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, honored surviving military families May 26-29 during a Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors...

Alaska Army Guard Medevacs Injured Backcountry Skier
April 21, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard conducted a mid-mountain hoist rescue of an injured backcountry skier near Girdwood April 19.After receiving the mission...

Alaska Guardsmen Maintain Arctic Resilience, Readiness
November 15, 2022 — FORT GREELY, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) showcased their resiliency and readiness during exercise Guardian Watch...

Alaska National Guard Participates in Khaan Quest 2022
June 21, 2022 — TAVANTOLGOI, Mongolia – The Mongolian Armed Forces and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly conducted the annual Khaan Quest peacekeeping exercise to promote peace and security in Northeast Asia.The...

Alaska Army Guard rescues 2 injured people
March 15, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued an injured skier and snowmachiner with a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in...

Alaska Army Guard aviation recognized for ‘Rescue of Year’
February 18, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four members of the Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, received the...

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

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant