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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...
COAST GUARD AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Tyler Seibold, 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, carries out preflight checks Jan. 12, 2023, during joint training with the Coast Guard's Maritime Security Response Team West. The HH-60 is the Defense Department's only dedicated rotary-wing combat search and rescue platform. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)
Alaska National Guard rescues 3 plane crash victims near Bettles
By | Aug. 21, 2026
Alaska National Guard rescues 3 plane crash victims near Bettles...
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, flies over Southcentral Alaska during the final training mission and flight of the AKANG’s HH-60G Pave Hawks, July 8, 2026. Since 1990, the 176th Wing’s Rescue Squadrons used the Pave Hawks for personnel recovery operations and to provide lifesaving support during combat and civil search and rescue missions around the world. The AKANG’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters have since been replaced with the HH-60W Jolly Green II model. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured hiker in Hatcher Pass
By | Aug. 19, 2026
At the request of the Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker from steep terrain in the Hatcher Pass area, approximately 40 miles north of Joint Base...
Two U.S. Air Force rescue helicopters, a HH-60G Pave Hawk, left, and a HH-60W Jolly Green II, both assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, land in clearing during the final training mission and flight of the AKANG’s Pave Hawk helicopters over Southcentral Alaska, July 8, 2026. Since 1990, the 176th Wing’s Rescue Squadrons used the Pave Hawks for personnel recovery operations and to provide lifesaving support during combat and civil search and rescue missions around the world. The AKANG’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters have since been replaced with the HH-60W Jolly Green II model. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
176th Wing flies last Pave Hawk mission, fully transitions to Jolly Green
By David Bedard | Aug. 12, 2026
176th Wing flies last Pave Hawk mission, fully transitions to Jolly Green...
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II carrying 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen returns to JBER after a Aug. 9, 2026, mission rescuing a pilot of a Cessna 185 that crashed near Trapper Joe Lake about 25 miles south of Anchorage. The rescue happened during the base’s Arctic Thunder Open House, and special coordination was made for the HH-60 to depart the open house’s Joint Force Demonstration. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon)
Alaska National Guard rescues crash victim near Trapper Joe Lake
By David Bedard | Aug. 11, 2026
Alaska National Guard rescues crash victim near Trapper Joe Lake...
Alaska Army National Guard Col. David Kang assumes command of the 38th Troop Command from Col. Anthony Mortrud during a change-of-command ceremony at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2026. Col. Aaron Kelsey, the Alaska Army National Guard land component commander, presided over the ceremony. (Alaska Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jeffrey Morton)
Kang succeeds Mortrud as 38th Troop Command commander
By David Bedard | Aug. 11, 2026
Kang succeeds Mortrud as 38th Troop Command commander...
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