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Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, critical care flight medic assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the hoist with an injured mountain biker in a litter during a rescue along the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2026. The patient was hoisted aboard an HH-60M medevac Black Hawk helicopter and transported to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage for further care. (Courtesy Photo)

Alaska Army National Guard rescues injured mountain biker near Girdwood

By Dana Rosso | Sept. 14, 2026

Alaska Army National Guard aviators rescued an injured mountain biker from the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Sept. 13, after the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a request for assistance from the Alaska State...

U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, conduct flight operations while responding to a simulated medical emergency during SAREX 2026 near Sitka, Alaska, April 16, 2026. SAREX 2026 was a search-and-rescue exercise conducted by U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to Sector Southeastern Alaska and U.S. Arctic out of USCG Air Station Sitka. Participants also included Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, Air Force Reserve pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron out of Portland, Ore., civilian search and rescue personnel with Sitka Search and Rescue, and volunteers from the National Park Service. The collaborative and realistic training drew on the participants’ varied backgrounds, experiences, and practices, to enhance SAR proficiency and collective readiness when conducting life-saving missions along Alaska’s extensive and austere coast. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guard responds to 2 plane crashes, rescues 2 pilots

By David Bedard | Sept. 11, 2026

Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two pilots in two separate plane crashes Sept. 10.The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER opened the first mission after receiving a report from a Good Samaritan of a...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Tech. Sgt. Adam Brister during a March 26, 2026, ceremony at the Louisiana Capitol Building in Baton Rouge. Brister earned the award as an Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue Squadron for an act of valor during a June 23, 2018, rescue in the Neacola Mountain Range of Alaska. (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs)

Former Alaska Air National Guardsman earns Distinguished Flying Cross

By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs with reporting by Louisiana Division of Veterans Affairs | Sept. 2, 2026

Former Alaska Air National Guardsman earns Distinguished Flying Cross...

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60W Jolly Green II, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, flies over Southcentral Alaska during a training mission July 8, 2026. Crew of 210th RQS and pararescuemen of 212th Rescue Squadron rescued four occupants of an Aug. 30, 2026, Cessna 180 crash at Montague Island. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 4 plane crash victims at Montague Island

By David Bedard | Sept. 2, 2026

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 4 plane crash victims at Montague Island...

Alaska Organized Militia members Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Adrian Cintron-Perez (left) and Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Robert Prince move out from JBER Aug. 25, 2026, for the Tok area to provide general support for the wildfire response effort. The AKOM comprises the Alaska Army National Guard, the Alaska Air National Guard, the Alaska State Defense Force, and the Alaska Naval Militia, all represented in the six-member Task Force Tok. (Alaska National Guard photo by David Bedard)

Alaska Organized Militia deploys to support Tok wildfire response

By AKNG news release | Aug. 25, 2026

Alaska Organized Militia deploys to support Tok wildfire response...

Alaska Army National Guard aviation featured in ‘Arctic Extreme’ film

By | Aug. 24, 2026

The Alaska Army National Guard will take to the giant screen with the premiere of Arctic Extreme: Aviation on the Edge, a documentary style film offering audiences a rare, immersive look at the Soldiers, aircraft and missions...