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  • Combat arms instructor keeps 176th Wing sharp

    Tech. Sgt. Brian Sears rienforces the readiness of Alaska ANG defenders by serving as the 176th Security Forces Squadron's combat arms training and maintenance instructor at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker at Hatcher Pass

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Sept. 16 at Hatcher Pass. Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Kelly, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, said the hiker used a satellite communication device to

  • Psychological health director a lighthouse in storm

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A single COVID cell is no more than 140 nanometers in diameter – about 1/500th the width of a human hair – but it has come to dominate daily life the world over. Beyond its physical health impact, Diann Richardson, 176th Wing director of psychological

  • Alaska Air Guard rescues 2 hikers at Mount Watchman

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued two hikers Aug. 5 at Mount Watchman near Eklutna Lake north of Anchorage.Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Katelyn Magnuson, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) controller, said one hiker

  • Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16.A little after midnight, three pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron boarded an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 210th Rescue

  • Alaska National Guard responds to COVID-19 threat

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard Joint Task Force-Logistics team is supporting three missions for the State Emergency Operations Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.The team is in charge of sourcing and disseminating equipment and people internally to support