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  • Alaska Air Guard Powers Global Air Refueling in Pacific Exercise

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Exercising at speed and scale and providing operational readiness to U.S. and allied partners, the 168th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard will execute global reach air refueling during Exercise Arctic Raven, its dedicated role in Exercise Resolute Forces

  • Alaska Air Guard Rescues Climber Trapped on Cliff

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued a climber who was trapped and unable to climb down a steep cliff July 27 near Seward.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request for assistance from the

  • Civic Leaders Fly With Alaska Air Guard During Red Flag Alaska 25-2

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing hosted a civic leader flight June 24 that offered local leaders an opportunity to view an aerial refueling mission over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Directed by Pacific Air Forces, Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 brought

  • Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims, Hikers, Hunter

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members rescued eight distressed residents in five missions over the Labor Day Weekend.Two of the missions required 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels to parachute from an HC-130J Combat King II.The missions started

  • Alaska Airmen test modern warfare skills at SPEARS course

    FORT SMITH, Ark. – The 168th Civil Engineers Emergency Management team took part in the Air National Guard’s specialized personnel and equipment for the Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course at Ebbing Air National Guard Base. The course incorporates Airmen into the Air Force’s

  • Alaska Air Guard Helps Rescue Plane Accident Victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing and the National Park Service and Talkeetna Air Taxi rescued nine plane crash victims July 12 at the Tokositna Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve.According to an NPS news release, K2 Aviation

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues 6 plane crash victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing rescued six plane crash victims June 10 near Port Alsworth, about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage.The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area of the Lake Clark National Park and

  • Alaska Air Guard Rescue Triad Conducts Water Rescue Training

    WHITTIER, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted water rescue operations training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier May 14-16.The training included search and rescue, low- and high-altitude parachute drops, emergency

  • Alaska Air Guard’s 168th Wing Refuels Red Flag Exercise

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Red Flag-Alaska 24-1, a Pacific Air Forces-led exercise, ramped up operations at Eielson Air Force Base, enabling Italian Air Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures April 18 to May 3. Approximately 2,000 service