Alaska National Guard

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Sgt. Terry Proud, an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regt., rows as part of the baseline physical fitness test for the wellness camp held at Camp Carroll, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 29, 2022. The annual wellness camp focuses on the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness concept and prepares Soldiers to maintain an overall healthy lifestyle. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)

Wellness Camp renews Soldiers' confidence with Army H2F concept

By Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega | Oct. 6, 2022

For decades, the Army physical fitness program has been based on two things: passing the Army Physical Fitness Test and meeting height and weight standards. If Soldiers struggled with either of those, their free time was...

A Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency team lowers from a helicopter to hoist a basket stretcher during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 8. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise conducted as a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief engagement. The field training exercise focuses on hazardous material response, mass medical care, and search and rescue. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska National Guard, Mongolian agencies cultivate enduring relationship through State Partnership Program

By Victoria Granado | Oct. 4, 2022

The State Partnership Program facilitates international cooperation through operational exercises and training events. Since 2003, the AKNG and Mongolian agencies have cooperated in peacekeeping exercises and disaster...

Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Small assumed responsibility as the new command senior enlisted leader of the Alaska National Guard Oct. 1. As the newest CSEL, she will serves as a voice for all enlisted personnel and plans to make her presence well-known. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega)

Alaska National Guard greets newest Command Senior Enlisted Leader

By Staff Sgt. Katie Mazos-Vega | Oct. 3, 2022

Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Small assumed responsibility as the new command senior enlisted leader of the Alaska National Guard Oct. 1. As the newest CSEL, she will work closely with the Alaska Adjutant General, Maj. Gen...

Personnel assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron transport a Negative Pressure Conex-Lite from an Alaska Air National Guard 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III with a Tunner 60K loader at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. The AK ANG transported a patient from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, to Hickam, where the 535th Airlift Squadron aircrew continued the transport to California. Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 18th Medical Group provided patient care on the aircraft, while the 15th Medical Group provided an En Route Patient Staging System during the aircraft swap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Firebirds transport critically infected patient from Okinawa to Hawaii

By David Bedard | Sept. 30, 2022

Firebirds transport critically infected patient from Okinawa to Hawaii...

Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 144th Airlift Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load relief supplies bound for Nome Sept. 30, 2022, on a C-17 Globemaster III. 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 Dana Rosso)

State of Alaska ships 14,000 pounds of relief supplies to Merbok-impacted region

By Alan Brown | Sept. 30, 2022

The Alaska State Emergency Operations Center is working closely with state, federal and private-sector partners to coordinate the shipment and distribution of thousands of pounds of humanitarian supplies to Western Alaska...

Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Tristan John, right, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment from Kwigillingok, and Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kua Xiong, a services technician with the 176th Force Support Squadron from Anchorage, discuss options as they repair a damaged porch as part of Operation Merbok Response in Toksook Bay, Alaska, Sept. 24, 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 service members continue to assist Merbok storm recovery, remove 125,000 pounds of debris

By | Sept. 26, 2022

As of Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, Joint Task Force Alaska, consisting of 164 service members from the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia and the Alaska State Defense Force, have logged more than 2,000 work hours and...

Alaska National Guardsmen of Joint Task Force-Bethel clear storm debris from a boardwalk in Newtok, Alaska as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 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 Organized Militia deploys to Western Alaska for Operation Merbok Response

Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency personnel train in high-angle rope rescue with Airmen from the Washington National Guard’s 141st Fatality Search and Rescue Recovery team during a simulated search and rescue scenario as part of exercise Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 7.

AKNG, Mongolian agencies cultivate enduring relationship through State Partnership Program

Octavia Thompson, left, the Alaska National Guard’s Warrior and Family Services director, thanks Rachel Sallaffie for her support of Guardsmen and families in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area of western Alaska during a retirement ceremony for her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Sallaffie, right, at the National Guard armory in Bethel, Aug. 19, 2022.

Bethel couple recognized for decades of service to the Alaska Guard

Alaska National Guard State Command Chaplain (Col.) Ted McGovern pitches a baseball during a warm-up exercise before a game at the Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska, July 23, 2022. In addition to serving the Alaska Guard family, McGovern serves the communities surrounding Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as an assistant coach for the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks, a local collegiate baseball team in Chugiak. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

State command chaplain pitches faith as local baseball coach

144th Airlift Squadron is historic nucleus of 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard

70 years of 176th Wing

U.S. Army retired Staff Sgt. Orville Ahkinga, of Little Diomede, shares experiences from his combined 32 years of active duty and Alaska National Guard service during a state of Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs outreach event at the Aurora Inn in Nome, Alaska, July 9, 2022. The state of Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health work with rural community partners to assist eligible veterans with receiving their earned state and federal benefits. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)

State, federal Veterans Affairs offices host outreach events for Gambell, Nome

Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Kim Heidemann, a volunteer in the Alaska Naval Militia, walks the Alaska Army National Guard memorial park on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Heidemann joined the COVID-19 response effort on State Active Duty orders April 20, 2022. Heidemann was assigned to the Mass Care Team as part of Emergency Services for the state. Heidemann assisted in meetings discussing actionable items for rural communities and administrative duties. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska Naval Militia: Forged by the Last Frontier

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

Video by Pfc. Bradford Jackson

Alaska National Guard assists the communities of Western Alaska in storm recovery after Typhoon Merbok

Alaska National Guard Public Affairs

Oct. 4, 2022 | 3:56

As part of the Alaska Organized Militia, more than 130 Guardsmen from the Alaska Air and Army National Guard deployed across the western coast to help communities recover from storm damage and severe flooding. This video is to commemorate the hard work and effort that our Airmen and Soldiers have made during Operation Merbok Response.