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Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured climber
January 5, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a fallen ice climber Jan. 2 at Chugach State Park near Anchorage. Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt... MORE

Alaska Guard's Op Santa delivers gifts to remote villages
December 14, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard delivered gifts to people in three remote villages in a 65-year tradition known as Operation Santa Claus. The Guard, in partnership... MORE

Alaska Guard assists in search and rescue after landslide
December 4, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard assists local, state and federal authorities with search and rescue efforts after a landslide Dec. 2 in Haines, Alaska, due to... MORE

Capt. David Bedard: At home in the service, serving at home
November 9, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, when the United States honors and celebrates the diverse cultures, traditions and histories of... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter
October 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued a hunter injured in an ATV accident Oct. 7 near Metal Creek northeast of Anchorage. Alaska Air... MORE

Alaska Army Guard aviator conducts first real-world rescue
October 1, 2020 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Gillquist woke up for his weekend training Sept. 13, expecting to perform a routine training mission aboard his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. For three... MORE

Combat arms instructor keeps 176th Wing sharp
September 22, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Carrying a bullhorn and wearing a neon-red hat emblazoned with “Combat Arms,” Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Brian Sears looked like he might have been... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker at Hatcher Pass
September 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Sept. 16 at Hatcher Pass. Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Kelly, Alaska... MORE

Rescues and wildfires: National Guard responds on West Coast
September 4, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting wildfires were the focus of West Coast troop visits by the National Guard's highest-ranking general and his senior... MORE

Psychological health director a lighthouse in storm
September 1, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A single COVID cell is no more than 140 nanometers in diameter – about 1/500th the width of a human hair – but it has come to dominate daily life the world... MORE

Alaska Air Guard rescues 2 hikers at Mount Watchman
August 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued two hikers Aug. 5 at Mount Watchman near Eklutna Lake north of Anchorage. Alaska Air National... MORE

Alaska National Guard rescues three people in two missions
July 9, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people July 7 in separate missions involving an aircraft crash and a woman experiencing life-threatening medical... MORE

Colorado National Guard grows expertise in extreme weather
June 25, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – In February, members of the Colorado National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosive Enhanced Response Force Package went to Alaska to support... MORE

Former Alaska National Guard TAG is NGB inspector general
June 25, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – “There really weren’t a lot of jobs that would’ve made me put down my gardening tools and go back to work full time,” said the National Guard Bureau’s new inspector general. “But this... MORE

Alaska Guard airlifts 'Into the Wild' bus from Stampede Trail
June 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A 1940s-era bus featured in the book and movie, "Into the Wild," was extracted from the Stampede Trail west of the Teklanika River by the Alaska National... MORE

Alaska Guard maintenance Airmen critical to Africa deployment
June 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – An eagle swallowing a dragonfly whole is what it looks like when an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is loaded into the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III... MORE

National Guard supports NASA launch, other space missions
June 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii were on duty Saturday as NASA launched its first manned space mission since 2011.Guard members with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th... MORE

Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island
May 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16. A little after midnight, three... MORE

Alaska National Guard Soldiers help safeguard Kodiak Harbor
May 15, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard is helping ensure that COVID-19 safeguards are followed at Kodiak Harbor.Since May 1st, 10 members of the Guard and one Alaska... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 people
May 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued two people on back-to-back missions May 10. Alaska State Troopers requested assistance to rescue an injured... MORE

SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’

Alaska Air Guard Rescues two Plane Crash Victims

Kentucky Air Guard Provides Training for Ecuadorian Air Force

California Air National Guard Rescues Injured Sailboat Racer

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Skills, Supports Events