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  • Alaska Guard’s Operation Santa Claus Brings Holiday Cheer

    CIRCLE, Alaska - Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and Salvation Army volunteers boarded a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus Nov. 6 to deliver gifts to the remote village of Circle along the Yukon River.The event was one of three deliveries this year as the Alaska Guard and the

  • Alaska Guard Delivers Meat to Storm-Ravaged Community

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of western Alaska, the community of Toksook Bay made a big step toward replenishing what they lost from the storm — thousands of pounds of meat.On Nov. 15, the

  • Alaska National Guard Joins Flood Response in Kotzebue

    KOTZEBUE, Alaska – With winter freeze-up just around the corner, Kotzebue residents and responders from across Alaska are racing against time to clean up and recover from a powerful fall storm that flooded the town, displaced more than 80 residents and damaged dozens of homes.The Alaska Organized

  • Air Force Major Serves as Vietnam Bilateral Affairs Officer

    SALEM, Ore. – When the opportunity to become the bilateral affairs officer for Vietnam arose, Oregon National Guard Air Force Maj. Angie Hayes jumped at the chance to live abroad and serve her country as part of the State Partnership Program.“This is something I always wanted to do,” Hayes said.

  • From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska - From the heart of Ohio to the rugged Alaskan terrain, the Polar Surge exercise is uniting Airmen, Guardians and coalition forces in pursuit of unparalleled space intelligence support to operations. Polar Surge is an active and ongoing partnership between the 213th Space Warning

  • Alaska Air Guard Conducts Communications Out Exercise

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The 168th Wing conducted a vital training exercise to sharpen skills operating without radios or cell phones Oct. 17-18.The communications out exercise tested the capabilities of the 168th Maintenance Group Airmen and reinforced the importance of clear communication

  • Alaska National Guard, Mongolia Strengthen Partnership

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing and 176th Wing hosted nine members of the Mongolian Armed Forces and the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency to exchange best practices and plan future engagements as part of the State Partnership Program Sept.

  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 2 Plane Crash Victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members conducted two missions in one helicopter sortie Sept. 15, rescuing two general aviation pilots at two crash sites in Southcentral Alaska.The missions started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received

  • US Indo-Pacific Highlights State Partnerships

    CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted the annual senior leaders forum for the State Partnership Program Sept. 10-16.SPP links a state’s National Guard with a partner country’s military or security forces in a mutually beneficial relationship that supports theater campaign

  • Alaska National Guard Rescues 4 Hunters in Same-day Missions

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.Midday Monday, the AKRCC received a request from the Alaska State Troopers to assist two