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Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims, Hikers, Hunter
September 9, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Dan Warren, right, 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Master Sgt. Harry Bromley, 212th RQS pararescueman, evacuate an injured airplane pilot Aug. 30, 2024, about 50 miles southwest of Tok to a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk. Warren and Bromley jumped from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II to reach the injured pilot.
Alaska Airmen test modern warfare skills at SPEARS course
August 1, 2024
The 168th Civil Engineers Emergency Management team took part in the Air National Guard’s specialized personnel and equipment for the Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course at the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center.
Alaska Air Guard Helps Rescue Plane Accident Victims
July 22, 2024
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues 6 plane crash victims
June 13, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron hoist two 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels during underway hoist training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier, Alaska, May 15, 2024. Guardian Angels of 212th Rescue Squadron hoisted from a 210th RQS HH-60 June 10 to rescue six plane crash victims near Port Alsworth.
Alaska Air Guard Rescue Triad Conducts Water Rescue Training
June 6, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron hoist two 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen during underway hoist training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier, Alaska, May 16, 2024. The 212th, 210th and 211th RQSs make up the 176th Wing Rescue Triad and are among the busiest combat search and rescue units in the world.
Alaska Air Guard’s 168th Wing Refuels Red Flag Exercise
May 8, 2024
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches the boom of a 168th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during Red Flag Alaska 24-1 aerial refueling operations over Alaska April 24, 2024. The 168th Wing provided air refueling during the exercise.
168th Wing Enables Fighter Support over Pacific for Agile Reaper
April 19, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Anthony Accardi, 168th Logistics Readiness Squadron, loads equipment on an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker with the help of Tech. Sgt. Melina Arciniega, a boom operator, 168th Operations Group, while preparing to deploy from Eielson Air Force Base to Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Andersen AFB, Guam.
Alaska Air National Guard Helps 3 Alaskans During 2 Missions
April 15, 2024
A 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II refuels a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk during training over Alaska Jan. 11, 2021. A 210th RQS Pave Hawk carried out two medical evacuation missions April 4-5, 2024, one of them with a 211th RQS HC-130 and both with 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels.
Alaska Guard Maintenance Airmen Train on Security Tactics
March 21, 2024
Master Sgt. David Fant of the 168th Maintenance Group moves across the range while communicating to his team during Shoot, Move, Communicate training conducted by the 168th Security Forces Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 11-15, 2024. The maintenance Multi-Capable Airmen participated in the training to broaden their capabilities and posture them for austere environments.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner
January 18, 2024
An Alaska National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk refuels with a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II during a training exercise. A 210th Pave Hawk required air-to-air refueling during a Jan. 15, 2024, rescue of a snowmachiner near Valdez.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Skier
November 29, 2023
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Chugach Mountains provide the backdrop and were the site of a Nov. 16, 2023, rescue of an injured skier at the range’s Arctic Valley.
U.S. and Pacific Joint Forces Train Together
November 22, 2023
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, exit a C-17 Globemaster III during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-1 at March Air Reserve Base, California, Oct. 28, 2023. JPMRC 24-1 included over 5,300 participants from the U.S. Joint Force, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Thailand.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner
November 14, 2023
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2022. The Rescue Squadron conducts search and rescue missions and provides rescue support in Alaska’s arctic conditions.
Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash, Car Accident Victims
October 20, 2023
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conducts aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, over Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021, during Operation Noble Defender.
Alaska Airmen Conduct Agile Combat Employment Exercise
October 19, 2023
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Bauer of the 168th Security Forces, Alaska Air National Guard, operates civil engineer squadron heavy equipment as a “dirt boy” during an agile combat employment training exercise at Fort Greely Donnelly Training area, Oct. 12-16, 2023. The exercise assessed the ability of the 168th Wing multicapable Airmen to perform ACE across a range of military combat operations in a complex and dynamic remote environment.
Nebraska Army Guard, Alaska Air Guard Team Up for Training
October 3, 2023
Nebraska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Nelson, right, assistant jumpmaster, inspects a parachute worn by Capt. Ben Jochum, 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) logistics officer, in preparation for a static line jump Sept. 29, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. Twenty-eight paratroopers of the Nebraska Army National Guard's 2-134th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) completed the jump from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard's 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Hypothermic Hunter
September 26, 2023
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter carrying U.S. Coast Guardsmen of the Maritime Security Response Team conducts joint hoist training Jan. 23, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Kodiak.
Alaska Air Guard Refuels the Forces at Red Flag 23-3
September 1, 2023
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, during a Red Flag Alaska-23 aerial refueling mission over Alaska, Aug. 15, 2023.
Alaska National Guard Firefighters Protect Nenana From Wildfires
August 22, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Samuel Neff, a 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Alaska Air National Guard, deployed with four other 176th CES firefighters from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Interior Alaska Aug. 6, 2023, to fight wildfires.
Airmen Train for Space Operations During Vulcan Guard
August 14, 2023
Members of the Vulcan Guard BOLT 5 exercise stand for a group photo Aug. 10, 2023, during Vulcan Guard, a space-focused exercise incorporating several diverse space weapons systems in realistic threat-based scenarios and hosted at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio. Personnel from all seven National Guard states that conduct space operations, U.S. Space Command and the Brazilian military participated in the week-long exercise.