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Retired Alaska Army National Guard colonel lives to serve
July 15, 2021 — The story of the selfless servant has been told an uncountable number of times throughout history in one form or another. These stories often depict some larger-than-life superbeing that descends from some other world depending on the story’s origin. However, in real life, these types of people exist throughout the world and largely go unnoticed. In fact, the very nature of selflessness is humble, often quiet, and unassuming... MORE

Marijuana, cannabis derivatives off limits for Arctic Guardians
July 15, 2021 — Marijuana, cannabis derivatives off limits for Arctic Guardians... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured mountain biker near Girdwood
July 14, 2021 — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured mountain biker near Girdwood, July 14. The biker, riding an electric bike, was reported to the Alaska State Troopers as lost in the vicinity of Upper Winner Creek Trail. Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. David Alborn, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center senior controller, said the... MORE

Alaska Counter Drug team wins national-level award
July 14, 2021 — Members of the Alaska National Guard’s Counter Drug program were presented with the National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Outreach Program of the Year for 2020 certificate by Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commissioner for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, at a ceremony here, July 1... MORE

Alaska National Guard assists with one-day Commissary shopping event in Bethel
July 14, 2021 — The Alaska National Guard is transporting goods for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to the remote village hub of Bethel, in order to provide discounted groceries to eligible military- and DoD-affiliated patrons during a one-day event scheduled on Aug. 7... MORE

Alaska Army National Guardsmen prepare for deployment to Middle East
July 13, 2021 — Five Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, left for Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for an upcoming deployment overseas... MORE

Alaska National Guard donates historical armory to community of Gambell
July 13, 2021 — The Alaska Army National Guard Divestiture Program handed over its 37th site, a Federal Scout Readiness Center built during the Cold War, to Gambell’s Sivuqaq Incorporated in May... MORE

Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue
July 1, 2021 — Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue... MORE

Seventy-nine cadets graduate from Alaska Military Youth Academy
June 19, 2021 — The Alaska Military Youth Academy graduated 79 cadets of Class 2021-1 from its National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program during an outdoor ceremony at the Bartlett High School Football Field, Friday, June 18... MORE

Missing hiker on Pioneer Peak found her way to a road for help
June 16, 2021 — The Alaska State Troopers reported tonight that a woman who had been missing since about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning after a run-in with bears while hiking, made her way to a road and waved down a driver, a day-and-a-half after she was last heard from... MORE