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  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues two sheep hunters near Tonsina

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two sheep hunters Aug. 11 near Tonsina about 165 miles east of Anchorage.The two uninjured hunters were clinging to a cliff and couldn’t self-extricate.The party used a two-way satellite communication device

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues two overdue rafters near Trapper Creek

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two individuals reported overdue from a rafting trip near Trapper Creek July 24.A father of one of the rafters contacted the Alaska State Troopers who requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination

  • 211th Rescue Squadron deploys to Southwest Asia

    A few dozen 211th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guardsmen deployed at the end of September into the first week of October to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Central Command.

  • 176th Wing Airmen participate in NOBLE DEFENDER rescue exercise

    Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing participated in the Operation Noble Defender search-and-rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan. 19 to 22, 2021, in Southcentral Alaska. Noble Defender is a North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic air-defense operation.

  • Alaksa ANG mobilizes in advance of Hurricane Florence

    Thirty-six Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing, and approximately three short tons of Alaska Air Guard equipment, departed Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Sept. 12 to assist with emergency response efforts for Hurricane Florence.