April 23, 2024 Alaska Air National Guard rescues stranded skiers at Kenai Fjords National Park KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK, AK -- On the morning of April 18, Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center received a report of six adult skiers stranded in a snow cave on the Harding Icefield within Kenai Fjords National Park.The group was undertaking a multiday traverse of the Harding Ice Field
Aug. 16, 2023 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
July 25, 2023 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
Oct. 19, 2022 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.
June 29, 2022 Arctic Guardians assist National Park Service rescue of injured climber on Denali JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing assisted the National Park Service in rescuing an injured climber June 12 on Denali, North America’s highest mountain peak.The mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the National Park
Jan. 26, 2021 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.
Sept. 18, 2018 ANG rescue teams save 19 civilians following Hurricane Florence Air National Guard Search and Rescue teams from Alaska and New York conducted operations Sept. 17, in North Carolina's Sampson and Clinton Counties, resulting in 19 lives saved.
Sept. 13, 2018 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.