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Soldiers of Weapons Squad, 1st and 2nd Platoon, Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, prepare to emplace a support-by-fire position March 21, 2026, during infantry squad drills at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Infantry Platoon Battle Course. The squad is armed with M-240L 7.62mm machine guns that are five pounds lighter than the older M-240B model. (Alaska National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard)

Avalanche Company hones lethality at JBER Infantry Platoon Battle Course

By | March 26, 2026

Avalanche Company hones lethality at JBER Infantry Platoon Battle Course...

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Pau, an information technology specialist assigned to the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, operates a high-frequency radio while participating in Arctic Connect 26 at the AKNG’s Joint Operations Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 3, 2026. Arctic Connect 26 is high-frequency radio communications exercise conducted across Alaska, designed to validate select Alaska Organized Militia units’ ability to communicate with the AKNG’s Joint Operations Center and with each other. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

Arctic Connect validates HF communication across Alaska

By Dana Rosso | March 5, 2026

“Harpoon 1-2, this is Midnight Sun 1, radio check, over.”A brief pause stretches across the 545 miles of Arctic terrain, mountains and tundra between Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Nome.“Midnight Sun 1, this is Harpoon...

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs, Director of the Army National Guard, speaks to Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers Feb. 20, 2026, at the Alaska Army National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Stubbs and Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard Brian Kendrick also met with AKARNG Soldiers at Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely. (Alaska National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard)

Director of the Army National Guard visits with Alaska Army Guard Soldiers

By Maj. David Bedard | March 3, 2026

When Alaska Army National Guard Land Component Commander Col. Aaron Kelsey greeted Director of the Army National Guard Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs at the entrance of the Alaska Army National Guard Readiness Center on JBER Feb. 20,...

Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron prepare to hoist an injured snowmachiner from a heavily wooded, mountainous area near Cooper Landing, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2026. The mission marked the first search and rescue operation conducted by the 210th Rescue Squadron using the HH-60W Jolly Green II. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing

By Dana Rosso | Feb. 26, 2026

Alaska Air National Guard personnel conducted a rescue mission Saturday, Feb. 21, after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.The mission was initiated...

An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew assigned to Bethel conduct a search and rescue mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center in Western Alaska, Feb. 16, 2026. The aircrew searched for approximately three and a half hours, covering more than 100 square miles of terrain before eventually locating the individual about 110 miles north of Bethel, roughly 30 miles east of his last known location. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime)

Alaska Army National Guard rescues overdue snowmachiner in remote area north of Bethel

By Dana Rosso | Feb. 19, 2026

An Alaska Army National Guard aircrew assigned to Bethel conducted a successful search and rescue mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination...

COAST GUARD AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Carrying U.S. Coast Guardsmen of the Maritime Security Response Team, a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter conducts joint hoist training Jan. 9, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Kodiak. The Interagency training included participation of U.S. Naval Special Warfare, the Coast Guard's Maritime Security Response Team, and the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

Alaska Air National Guardsmen conduct a medical evacuation at night

By Alejandro Peña, | Jan. 14, 2026

Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Wing medically evacuated an individual in Southcentral Alaska, Jan. 12. In response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers the Alaska Rescue Coordination...