COAST GUARD STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska.What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron (RQS) HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Gulf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), rescued a distressed individual Jan. 17 from the Main Bay Hatchery 20 miles southwest of Whittier.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC)...

GALENA, Alaska -- Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commander of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, visited this remote Yukon village Oct. 4 as part of a new initiative to strengthen his department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities.“For...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen earned the title of Best Warrior in the state-level 2020 Best Warrior competition here Sept. 4-7 and will be continuing on to the regional competition.The winners of this year’s competition are Spc. Delany Pletsch, 1st...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Houser received a Meritorious Service Medal during the Director’s Strength Maintenance and Awards Ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 15. Each state and territory had one Soldier recognized for their...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment (EUD) implemented new cold water immersion training at Gwen Lake here Feb. 8. The purpose of the cold water immersion training is to ensure Soldiers are aware and capable of...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 50 Alaska National Guardsmen are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is linked to the Alaska National Guard's Arctic Eagle 2018, a statewide exercise involving national, state...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of delights to the children. In its 61st year, some things have changed over time, but the joyfulness and...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 200 Air and Army National Guard service members travelled by ferry, plane and vehicle to the outlying community of Valdez, Alaska, to participate in a portion of exercise Arctic Eagle, Feb. 20-26, 2018.Arctic Eagle is a statewide exercise...

OLD HARBOR, Alaska -- A newly extended runway was opened here August 7, 2018, marking the completion of a six-year Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project.Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Engineer Utility Detachment (EUD) joined service members from active and reserve...