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Members of the Alaska Organized Militia, including service members from the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, and Alaska State Defense Force, work with local authorities and tribal emergency operations to remove disaster debris in the Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 10, 2024, following the recent glacial outburst flood. As of Aug. 12, Joint Task Force-Juneau members have cleared more than 2,000 cubic yards of debris, including household garbage, furniture, and construction materials. This effort marks the largest domestic disaster response by the Alaska Organized Militia since the Typhoon Merbok response to Western Alaska in 2022.
Alaska National Guard and State EOC to support hurricane response efforts in Southeastern US
By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs | Oct. 11, 2024
The Alaska National Guard will activate 50 Guardsmen on state active duty to deploy to Florida to assist the Florida National Guard with response and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Milton...

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sean Smack spends time getting to know the residents at his recruiting booth during the Blueberry Arts Festival in Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2024. Smack has been the only recruiter covering Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka and others for more than three years. (Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Marc Marmeto)
Service after sale: Juneau-based recruiter makes strides in Southeast Alaska
By Sgt. Marc Marmeto | Oct. 8, 2024
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – For more than three years, Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sean Smack has been the only recruiter enlisting Soldiers in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka.“There’s something different...

Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command operate a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while completing pre-deployment training at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2024. A detachment of approximately 20 Alaska Guardsmen and two UH-72A Lakotas from the 207th ATC will deploy for about 12 months to support the U.S Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Alaska Army National Guardsmen to deploy to Southwest border to support Customs and Border Protection
By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs | Oct. 3, 2024
A detachment of approximately 20 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the...

Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command recover a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at the Juneau Army Aviation Operating Facility in Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 19, 2024. The AKARNG recently stationed the Black Hawk in Juneau where aviators will continue to fulfill federal training requirements across Southeastern Alaska. (Alaska National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dana Clifford)
Alaska Army National Guard stations Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau
By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs | Sept. 20, 2024
The Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Aviation Troop Command, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, stationed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau, Sept. 19, where AKARNG aviators will fulfill federal...

Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to Joint Task Force – Aviation depart Bethel, Alaska, in a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to recover service members from JTF – Bethel who were assisting the community of Nightmute, Alaska, with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 23, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline.  (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)
Alaska Army and Air Guard rescue four hunters in back-to-back, same-day missions
By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs | Sept. 17, 2024
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...

Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Dan Warren (right), 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Master Sgt. Harry Bromley, 212th RQS pararescueman, evacuate an injured airplane pilot Aug. 30, 2024, about 50 miles southwest of Tok to a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk. Warren and Bromley jumped from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II to quickly reach the injured pilot. (Courtesy photo)
Alaska Air National Guard rescues 8 in 5 Labor Day Weekend missions
By News Report | Sept. 6, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued eight distressed residents through five missions over the Labor Day Weekend.Two of the missions required 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels to parachute from an...