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Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue
July 1, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When veteran Iditarod sled dog musher Aliy Zirkle woke up March 8, she didn’t find herself in a comfy bed. Instead, she awoke to the site of her dog team... MORE

Alaska Air Guardsmen build homes for Cherokee veterans
June 10, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Thirty-eight Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing helped build homes for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, May 15-29 as part of the... MORE

Alaska Air National Guardsman excels in marksmanship
June 8, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Larson, a security forces member with the 268th Security Forces Squadron, Clear Air Force Station, was awarded... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues two men after plane crash
June 2, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a pilot and passenger May 31, two days after they were in an aircraft crash on Mount Hawkins in... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard helps rescue injured hiker
May 28, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing partnered with multiple civil search and rescue partners to rescue a hiker injured in a fall May 26 near... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescue injured snow machiner
May 24, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured snow machiner May 23. Alaska State Troopers contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues stranded hikers
May 3, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s search and rescue aircrew and pararescue teams saved two stranded hikers on Rainbow Peak trail early May 1. One of... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue pilot near Lime Village
April 8, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued the pilot of a crashed Cessna 170 April 7 near Lime Village about 185 miles west of Anchorage... MORE

Alaska's 176th Wing prepares mobile rescue operations center
March 31, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard partnered with contractors March 22 to validate the rapid employment of a mobile rescue operations center for Agile Combat... MORE

Alaska ANG to receive 4 more KC-135s at Eielson AFB
March 22, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four KC-135 Stratotankers and more than 200 active-duty U.S. Air Force personnel will join the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing, Guardians of the Last... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue Iditarod musher
March 9, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured Iditarod musher March 9 from the Rohn Roadhouse about 136 miles northwest of Anchorage... MORE

Pave Hawk pilot at home in Alaska with 176th Wing
March 3, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – In Alaska bush pilot circles, a serpentine network of mountain passes compose the aviation arteries that make transiting the state’s rugged terrain in small... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues possible stroke victim
February 23, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard medically evacuated a possible stroke victim Feb. 20 at Stoney River Lodge 200 miles west of... MORE

Hawaii, Alaska ANG practice rescue capabilities
February 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron wrapped up a month-long search and rescue exercise around Oahu Feb. 6, alongside partners... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen transport woman in labor
January 4, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing evacuated a pregnant woman experiencing medical complications on Dec. 15, transporting her from the village of... MORE

168th Wing keeps the holiday spirit alive in 2020
December 22, 2020 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – The 168th Wing's holiday celebration was a little different this year, with masks and social distancing due to COVID-19, but it still brought joy to families... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue snowmachiner
December 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured snowmachiner Dec. 6 near Petersville about 95 miles north of Anchorage and just south of... MORE

Alaska National Guard rescues two hikers near Cooper Landing
December 1, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two distressed hikers Nov. 29 near Cooper Landing about 60 miles south of Anchorage. Alaska Air... MORE

Cargo aircraft turned rescue platform for astronaut recovery
November 20, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – It’s Nov. 13, two days before a historic rocket launch, and a helicopter pilot approaches a cargo jet on a clear morning at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. He... MORE

Alaska Guardsman advocates military, STEM careers for women
November 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – For many Americans, getting behind the wheel for a first solo drive is a rite of passage.For Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Elizabeth McJannet-Bratton,... MORE

Polish Land Forces attend Idaho National Guard tank training

104th Fighter Wing supports COVID-19 testing task force

Oklahoma National Guard exercises mission sustainment teams

US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic

Minnesota National Guard to support health care facilities