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Alaska Army Guard Helps Rescue Iditarod Mushers after Hitting Seawater Overflow

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew performed a search and rescue mission for three Iditarod mushers about 25 miles east of Nome, March 20, 2020. The mushers and their dogs went through Bering Sea flood waters on the race trail and were wet and freezing. The aircrew transported two firefighter emergency medical technicians and Iditarod dog handlers to assist. The mushers were flown to Nome and transported to a local hospital. A local search and rescue team helped race dog handlers care for the sled team and returned them to Nome.

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Midnight Sun Guardian aerospace medicine Airman impacts the mission

Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Loida Torres Román, a 176th Medical Group health-systems technician, logs lab samples March 13, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Torres Román earned national top honors as the Air National Guard’s Aerospace Medicine Airman of the year for 2019.

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USAF Stratotankers Provide Air Refueling Capabilities for Exercise Cold Response 20

Two KC-135R Stratotankers carrying Airmen and cargo from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, arrive at Ørland Air Station, Norway, March 5, 2020. The 168th Wing is providing air refueling capabilities during exercise Cold Response 20, a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway with participation from each of its military services as well as from nine additional NATO allied nations and regional partners.

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Civil Support Team Conducts Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Training with Agencies

So how do the participants of Exercise Arctic Eagle get around in the frigid, snowy conditions of the Arctic? One method is the Small Unit Support Vehicle, a full tracked, articulated vehicle designed to support infantry platoons and similar sized units during operations in the Arctic and alpine conditions. The four individually driven tracks of the SUSV allow it to travel over deep and soft snow.

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Arctic Warriors Face the Bitter Cold During Arctic Edge 20

CH-47's Take Off From Ladd Army Air Field as they conduct an air movement for 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division soldiers.

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Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic

Members of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and part of the Alaska National Guard, conduct unit level marksmanship tasks in the Yukon Training Area Feb. 28, on Eielson Air Force Base as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.

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Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic

Members of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and part of the Alaska National Guard, conduct unit level marksmanship tasks in the Yukon Training Area Feb. 28, on Eielson Air Force Base as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.

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Alaska Air National Guard Refuels C-130 at 20,000 Feet

Tech. Sgt. William Sartin, a boom operator with the 168th Wing, Alaska National Guard, operates a boom while refueling a C-130 Hercules mid-air on Feb. 27 during exercise Arctic Eagle 20 for training purposes. Arctic Eagle is a training exercise that allows participants to cross train with other branches and agencies.

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Eielson Airmen Complete Golden Raven 20-1

Multiple units from the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing prepare to out-process Airmen simulating a rapid deployment during Exercise Golden Raven 20-1 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2020. Units on base also organized scenarios to test their overall readiness.

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Army Guardsman’s First Alaska Exercise brings Him to the Top of the World in Support of Arctic Eagle 2020

U.S. Air Force service member with the 212th Rescue Squadron, packs his parachute after jumping out of a HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron in response to a simulated alert rescue call near Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Eagle, Feb. 25, 2020. The Alaska National Guard is hosting exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, a joint-training exercise, Feb. 20 to March 6, 2020 throughout Alaska, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and as far north as Teshekpuk Lake. As a homeland security and emergency response exercise, Arctic Eagle 20 is designed to increase the National Guard’s ability and effectiveness to operate in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments.

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New Hampshire's 12th Civil Support Team Trains in Frigid Alaskan Weather

A U.S. Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, takes flight for exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 on February 24, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 (AE20) is homeland security and emergency response exercise operating throughout the state of Alaska, hosted by the Alaska National Guard.

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R-and-D Experts Test Ideas in Frigid Arctic Eagle 2020 Exercise

Fort Wainwright, Alaska - Members of multiple different civilians, U.S. military and foreign military components participated in a search and extraction training mission as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 23. During the mission, multiple teams were sent out to assess damage in a helicopter crash scenario, safely search and extract throughout the site, and complete decontamination.

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18th AGRS Replicates Threats during Cope North 2020

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes flight during Exercise Cope North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 14, 2020. Exercise Cope North is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces tri-lateral field training exercise with participants from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. The primary intent of Cope North is to enhance coordination of combined air tactics, hone techniques and procedures while strengthening security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Space Strategy

Two F-22 Raptor aircraft sit on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flightline while being fueled by an MC-130J Commando II aircraft during Emerald Warrior, Jan. 29, 2020. This training marked the first time FARP capabilities were tested in an arctic environment.

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Army Leaders Examine Quality of Life in Alaska

In this file photo, Alaska Army Guard Staff Sgt. Damion Minchaca, an Army critical care flight paramedic with Detachment 2, Golf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 104th Regiment, scans the horizon from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while responding to a simulated medical evacuation on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2019. During the training, Guardsmen assisted U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers with rehearsing medical evacuation procedures, including using the helicopter's hoist system.

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Eielson Stands Up Field Training Detachment, Hosts First F-35 Courses

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Valdez, a 354th Maintenance Squadron F-35A Lightning II Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman, conducts a paste repair on an F-35 test panel Jan. 23, 2020, at the field training detachment (FTD) on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The newly-built detachment is the first F-35 FTD in Pacific Air Forces.

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Alaska Army National Guard Recruiter Earns Meritorious Service Medal

Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Houser receives a Meritorious Service Medal during the Director’s Strength Maintenance and Awards Ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 15, 2020. This award recognizes superior strength maintenance skills in all functions of recruiting and retention and was given to one Soldier per state or territory. Pictured from left to right is Brig. Gen. Roy Macaraeg, Sgt.1st Class Kimberly Houser, Ms. Holley Houser, Col. Daniel Gilbert, Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa, and Sgt. Maj. Sean Gilligan.

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Aggressors Say Goodbye Hawaii, Hello Guam

F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, stage prior to take-off during Sentry Aloha 20-1 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 14, 2020. This iteration of the exercise involves approximately 1,000 personnel and 35 aircraft from 11 states.

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354th Fighter Wing Commander Maps Out 2020

U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin Bishop, 354th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Hurt, 354th FW command chief, speak to Airmen during an all-call at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 2, 2020. Bishop and Hurt talked about what was accomplished by the wing in 2019 and what Eielson Airmen are to expect in 2020 and the years to come.

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New Training Helps Arctic Soldiers Forge Stronger Connections

U.S. Army Capt. Bill Fry, the chaplain with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes notes during the last day of Connection Life Purpose System training at Northern Lights Chapel on Fort Wainwright on December 19th, 2019. The chaplain brought this training to Fort Wainwright as a way to encourage Soldiers to build healthier relationships among themselves and their communities.

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