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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information: https://www.war.gov/Lapse-in-Appropriations
Members of the Alaska Organized Militia, including the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force, and Alaska Naval Militia, work alongside and conduct damage assessments with community members in Kongiganak, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2025. In the wake of Typhoon Halong, AKOM members are on the ground in western Alaska, conducting damage evaluations and laying the groundwork for recovery operations in affected communities. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joey Moon)
Alaska Organized Militia builds on historic evacuation as focus turns to community sustainment
By Seth LaCount | Oct. 19, 2025
The Alaska Organized Militia continues coordinated response operations in support of the State Emergency Operation Center following the 2025 West Coast Storm as the mission focus, pursuant to Governor Dunleavy’s declaration...

Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned to the 176th Wing, work with Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L aircrew, with the 207th Aviation Troop Command, to evacuate approximately 300 displaced western Alaska residents from Bethel, Alaska, following Typhoon Halong, Oct. 15, 2025. The State Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Organized Militia continue to coordinate response operations following the severe storm that struck Alaska’s West Coast. (Courtesy photo)
State and Alaska Organized Militia expand evacuation, sheltering operations for West Coast Storm survivors
By Dana Rosso | Oct. 15, 2025
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM), and multiple state and volunteer agencies continue coordinated response operations following the severe storm that struck Alaska’s West Coast late...

AKRCC supporting ongoing Search and Rescue mission in western Alaska
By Dana Rosso | Oct. 13, 2025
At the request of the Alaska State Troopers, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center continues to lead the multi-agency search and rescue operations across storm-impacted communities in Western Alaska...

Alaska National Guard requested to provide additional support for West Coast Storm response
By Dana Rosso | Oct. 11, 2025
The Alaska National Guard has been requested by the State Emergency Operation Center to provide additional support for the ongoing response to the storms impacting Alaska’s West Coast, including opening the Kotzebue, Bethel...

Alaska Organized Militia supporting state response to West Coast Storm
By Dana Rosso | Oct. 10, 2025
The Alaska Organized Militia is supporting the State Emergency Operation Center’s ongoing response to the 2025 West Coast Storm following Governor Mike Dunleavy’s disaster declaration on October 9...

Alaska National Guard Child and Youth Program volunteers, including youth council members, led activities at the AKNG CYP Fall Festival Sept. 13, 2025, helping children play, learn, and grow. The event highlighted the program’s role in developing young leaders and connecting Guard families to their community. (Alaska National Guard photo by Seth LaCount)
AKNG Child and Youth Program Fall Festival celebrates community, youth empowerment
By Seth LaCount | Sept. 25, 2025
Alaska National Guard Child and Youth Program members welcomed the autumn season by holding their second annual Fall Festival Sept. 13 at JBER. Approximately 260 local residents attended this year’s event, which included 51...