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Alaska National Guard conducts multiagency CBRNE exercise in Juneau
March 28, 2022 — Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team, National Guard CST units from other states, and local and federal agencies participated in Van Winkle 2022, a biannual, all-hazards response exercise in Juneau, March 22-23... MORE

Alaska National Guard Sgt. Anthony Luiken, 103rd Civil Support Team, (left) and Montana National Guard Sgt. Donald Swan, 83rd CST, inspect a simulated plane crash for radioactive contamination during exercise Van Winkle 2022 in Juneau, Alaska, March 23. Van Winkle 2022 is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive response exercise designed to enhance interoperability between state, federal and local first responders with complex training scenarios. Exercise participants included CST units from the Alaska National Guard, Montana National Guard, Connecticut National Guard, Mississippi National Guard and North Carolina National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Arctic Guardians conduct operations on arctic sea ice
March 26, 2022 — Arctic Guardians conduct operations on arctic sea ice... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard rescues injured skier, snowmachiner in Hatcher Pass
March 15, 2022 — The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted two separate rescues with a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Hatcher Pass, March 12... MORE

(File photo) Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conduct an aerial site survey via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Dec. 3, 2018, following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake seven miles from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Nov. 30 caused significant infrastructure damage in a number of areas. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Balinda O’Neal)

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen partner with Alaska State Troopers, Coast Guard to rescue 5 plane crash victims at Lake Iliamna
March 8, 2022 — Alaska Air National Guard Airmen partner with Alaska State Troopers, Coast Guard to rescue 5 plane crash victims at Lake Iliamna... MORE

Alaska National Guardsmen take first place at Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Race
March 3, 2022 — Four Alaska National Guard biathletes took first place in the women’s overall category at the Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Championships hosted at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, Feb. 12-17, 2022, where more than 120 competitors from 30 different states competed for the championship... MORE

Alaska National Guard 1st Sgt. Angela Horn, Staff Sgt. Anna Knopes, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tracy Dooley, and Sgt. 1st Class Heather Percy competed in the Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Race on Camp Ripley, Minnesota, from Feb. 12-15, 2022. The AKNG team took first place overall in the women's division during this year's competition. (Courtesy photo)

70 years of 176th Wing: Former Arctic Guardians commander was Alaskan, aviation pioneer
February 22, 2022 — Former Arctic Guardians commander was Alaskan, aviation pioneer... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard aviation wins DUSTOFF Association Rescue of the Year
February 17, 2022 — Four members of the Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, Detachment 1, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, received the 2021 Rescue of the Year award from DUSTOFF Association in early February for their efforts in a rescue last fall... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bradley Jorgensen, Sgt. 1st Class Damion Minchaca, Capt. Cody McKinney, and Staff Sgt. Sonny Cooper, all members of Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, pose for a photo in front of an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 17, 2022. The crew received the DUSTOFF Association 2021 Rescue of the Year award for their efforts in a rescue completed Sept. 15, 2021. DUSTOFF is a nonprofit organization for veterans and service members involved with Army aeromedical evacuation programs. The team will officially be presented the award in San Antonio, Texas, May 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)

Alaska National Guard to kick off exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot
February 15, 2022 — The multi-state, multi-agency event will focus on Arctic operations and emergency response... MORE

(File photo) Airmen with the 109th Airlift Wing’s Skiway construction team employ barren land survival techniques as they erect the first shelter at Camp Rockwell during Air National Guard Exercise Arctic Eagle. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant Jamie Spaulding/released)

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen assist stranded Federal Wildlife officer at Beluga Lake
February 14, 2022 — Alaska Air National Guard Airmen assist stranded Federal Wildlife officer at Beluga Lake... MORE

An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations. The jump preceded the change-of-command ceremony for 212th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

Alaska Army National Guard team wins Environmental Security Award
February 8, 2022 — Team sets bar for decontamination of inactive armory sites in remote locations... MORE

The Alaska Army National Guard's Restoration Team, Patrick Greary (left), Donald Flournoy, Alyssa Murphy and Aaron Acena (not pictured), received the Environmental Security Award from the National Guard Bureau for their accomplishments in environmental restoration for former AKNG properties. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)