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Members of the Alaska State Defense Force assist the Red Cross and Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in providing essential services to approximately 50 people in the Alaska National Guard armory in Bethel, Alaska, June 18. People from Mt. Village, Pilot Station, Pitkas Point and St. Mary's were relocated to the armory in Bethel as a precaution against wildfires and potential smoke inhalation. (Alaska National Guard Courtesy Photo)

Alaska State Defense Force assists Red Cross, state agencies in sheltering relocated citizens from wildfires in Southwest Alaska

By Victoria Granado | June 24, 2022

As tundra wildfires in Southwest Alaska burned closer to the villages, approximately 50 people from Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitkas Point and St. Mary’s were relocated to the Alaska National Guard armory in Bethel as...

Spc. Nicholas Weber, a cyber operations specialist representing the Illinois National Guard, participates in Cyber Shield 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas June 10, 2022. Cyber Shield 2022 is the Department of Defense's largest unclassified inter-agency and joint national level training cyber defense exercise which includes representation from 20 states plus Guam. (U.S. Army photo by Illinois National Guard Sgt. Trenton Fouche)

Alaska National Guard participates in Cyber Shield 2022, the DoD's largest unclassified cyber defense exercise

By Courtesy Story | June 23, 2022

Approximately 15 Alaska Air National Guard cyber and computer security specialists honed their skills June 5-17 as part of Cyber Shield 2022, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise involving...

Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Corey Ercolani is an HH-60G Pave Hawk special missions aviator with 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing. Though he normally shoots machine guns from the door of the Pave Hawk, Ercolani tested his marksmanship mettle with smaller weapons, like the M4 carbine pictured, during the 2022 Alaska Adjutant General Match here in June 2022. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

Pave Hawk special missions aviator hones marksmanship skills to razor’s edge

By David Bedard | June 14, 2022

Pave Hawk special missions aviator hones marksmanship skills to razor’s edge...

From the right, Pvt. Michael Mondrell, Alaska State Defense Force and Intelligence Specialist Seaman Katrina Clayton, Alaska Naval Militia, greet motorists as they cross they travel the Lowell Point Road, May 27, 2022 in Seward. The May 7 Bear Mountain landslide blocked the road and access to and from the community of Lowell Point for 20 days. An Alaska Organized Militia Task Force was activated following a request from the State Emergency Operations Center for support to aide with traffic controls and other duties assigned by the incident commander. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

Volunteer team assists Seward community following major landslide

By 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal | June 13, 2022

Members of the Alaska Organized Militia returned home June 9, 2022, after assisting the city of Seward following the May 7 Bear Mountain landslide that blocked the road and access to and from the community of Lowell Point...

An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations. The jump presaged the change-of-command ceremony for 212th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

Arctic Guardians rescue injured hiker at Crow Pass

By David Bedard | June 10, 2022

Arctic Guardians rescue injured hiker at Crow Pass...

Spc. Fai Thao with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment fires his SIG Sauer M17 handgun during the 2022 Alaska National Guard Adjutant General Match held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 1, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen of the Alaska National Guard are competing in tests to become the next marksmanship champions of the annual Adjutant General’s Match. (Alaska National Guard photo by Pvt. Caleb Lawhorne, 134th Public Affairs Detachment)

Soldiers and Airmen compete for spot on Governor's Twenty markmanship team in annual Adjutant General's Match

By Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega | June 9, 2022

Eighteen teams of four Alaska National Guard service members battled for the title of marksmanship champions during the annual Adjutant General’s Match held at Pedneau and Sportsfire marksmanship ranges June 1-4...

Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Corbett Ercolani, an HH-60G Pave Hawk special missions aviator with 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, awaits taxi before flight from Eielson Air Force Base to Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, in support of Director, Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice's visit, August 27, 2019. SMAs replaced HH-60 flight engineers and aerial gunners and are the sole enlisted crew of the helicopter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Keele)

Pave Hawk special missions aviator hones marksmanship skills to razor's edge

From the right, Pvt. Michael Mondrell, Alaska State Defense Force and Seaman Apprentice Mary Lim, Alaska Naval Militia, greet motorists as they cross they travel the Lowell Point Road, May 27, 2022 in Seward. The May 7 Bear Mountain landslide blocked the road and access to and from the community of Lowell Point for 20 days. An Alaska Organized Militia Task Force was activated following a request from the State Emergency Operations Center for support to aide with traffic controls and other duties assigned by the incident commander. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

Volunteer team assists Seward community following major landslide

Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Anthony Stratton, Alaska Air National Guard commander, shot his M4 carbine rifle during the Commander's Cup portion of the 2022 Adjutant General's Match held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 4, 2022. The Commander's Cup concludes the week-long match and is a competition between the Army National Guard and Air National Guard commanders to score the most marksmanship points. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Royale Spann, 134th Public Affairs Detachment)

AK Guardsmen compete for spot on Governor's Twenty markmanship team in annual Adjutant General's Match

Members of the 2-211th General Aviation Support Battalion transport an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to Bethel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 11, 2022, for their annual training this spring. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska Army Guard rescues two hikers in distress at Hatcher Pass

The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing, generates combat readiness training as the lead tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska 22-1, providing combat interoperability opportunities to approximately 2,200 service members from three nations, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft and over 25 units. Airmen of the 168th Wing provide critical support to allies through on-time rapid in-flight refueling allowing RF-A participants to train for full spectrum engagements. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed training exercise allowing forces unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

168th Wing refuels Red Flag

A Soldier crosses a Slide-for-Life obstacle during the Best Warrior Competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 11, 2022. The six-day competition tests Soldiers’ mental and physical agility and toughness through a series of battle-focused events that measure technical and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska Army National Guardsmen compete in Best Warrior 2022

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, presents the Governor’s Trophy to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion in an award ceremony held at Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska, April 29, 2022.

AK army aviation unit earns coveted Governor's trophy for first time

Alaska National Guardsmen Sgt. 1st Class Oliver Meza (second from left), noncommissioned officer in charge of Drug Demand Reduction, trains guardsmen and police officers in the use of naloxone kits provided through Project HOPE in Wasilla, Alaska, April 13, 2022. The Alaska National Guard collaborates with the Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention in Project HOPE, a state-run initiative aimed at providing opioid overdose rescue kits and training mission partners and law enforcement agencies. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

AKNG's Counterdrug, State of Alaska distribute naloxone rescue kits

Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. The UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will remain in Nome for Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th GSAB to conduct annual training and aide in River Watch if needed this spring. Should there be significant flooding or other emergency in the vicinity, the helicopters will provide support as requested by the State. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

Alaska Army Guard stage helicopters in Nome for River Watch

Pvt. Stanley Radeski, Alaska State Defense Force, surveys the outskirts of Nome for a domain awareness exercise, Mar. 1. Alaska Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic region. AEP22 enhances the ability of military and civilian inter-agency partners to respond to a variety of emergency and homeland security missions across Alaska and the Arctic. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska State Defense Force: A tradition of homeland protection

Video by Staff Sgt. Kathryn Mazos-Vega

South Dakota National Guard conducts annual training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Alaska National Guard Public Affairs

June 16, 2022 | 0:51

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment from the South Dakota Army National Guard conducted annual training June 7-21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Throughout the two-week training, aviators, crew chiefs, and flight medics learned how to operate and successfully complete their tasks in a new environment.