21 May 2020 Wings and Blades of Hope ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the case of the HH-60 Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue aircraft, the first “H” stands for “help.”Both machines and crews, of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th rescue squadrons respectively, provide that help by training every day for...
09 March 2021 Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Company Mobilization JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Approximately 60 Alaska National Guard Soldiers are mobilizing from here to Fort Hood, Texas, March 7. Eight weeks of training will be conducted in preparation for a nine-month deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent...
09 February 2021 Alaska Air Guard Trains in Support of NASA Human Spaceflight Program and for Mission Readiness KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training during Exercise H20 in Hawaii, Feb. 6, honing their long-range search and rescue capability for the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting.The Air Guard’s 176th Wing at Joint Base...
22 March 2021 Alaska Air National Guard to Receive four Additional KC-135 Stratotankers at Eielson AFB JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Four KC-135 Stratotankers and more than two hundred active duty U.S. Air Force personnel will join the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing, Guardians of the Last Frontier, to provide aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force in the...
15 December 2020 The Alaska National Guard safely delivers Christmas gifts to three remote villages, honoring Op Santa 65-year tradition JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard shared their time-honored tradition of Operation Santa Claus by spreading goodwill and joy to remote Alaskan communities again this year. Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, they delivered gifts from Santa Claus to three...
07 December 2020 Alaska Army National Guard Assists in Search and Rescue in Haines after Major Landslide JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard is assisting local, state and federal authorities with search and rescue efforts after a landslide Dec. 2 in Haines, Alaska, due to extreme weather, heavy rainfall and flooding during a record-breaking Southeast Alaska winter...
05 October 2020 Impactful Vision, Extraordinary Resolve: The Restructuring and Transformation of the Alaska Guard’s 207th Aviation Regiment JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The renowned innovation strategist Max McKeown described adaptability as “the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” McKeown’s words highlight the necessity of intentional, proactive leadership. The winds of change can transform...
08 October 2020 Alaska Guard Members Recognized for Assisting State Lab with COVID-19 Testing ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- From early June, to mid-August, Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen Capt. Roger Tran and Capt. Jamie Bowden, both assigned to the 103rd Civil Support Team, augmented the Alaska State Public Health laboratory by processing COVID-19 samples for testing.Over the course of...
16 May 2022 Alaska Guard Provides Flood Assistance to Manley Hot Springs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard is helping the Interior Alaska community of Manley Hot Springs recover from flooding from the Tanana River.An Alaska National Guard task force of five Soldiers departed Fairbanks May 12 for Manley Hot Springs after the region...
29 April 2022 Alaska State Defense Force: A tradition of homeland protection JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- In northern Wasilla up a dirt road, dusty in the summer and slick with ice in the winter, there are two buildings belonging to the state of Alaska. In the smaller building, a uniformed group sits around a conference table with their laptops and notepads...