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Aviation distress signal draws rapid, multi-agency response at Merrill Field Airport
January 16, 2025 — The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a mission in response to an emergency locator transmitter notification in the vicinity of the Municipality of Anchorage Merrill Field Airport, Jan. 11, 2025. Lt. Col. Brian Porter, the director of operations for the Civil Air Patrol’s Alaska Wing said that a significant number of ELT notifications are “non-distress,” often because of unintentional operation of the beacon and inadequate servicing. ... MORE

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Capt. Rick Benedict, a fifteen-year-old assigned to the Birchwood Composite Squadron, uses a receiver to measure signal strength to locate a distress beacon during a three-day training event Nov. 4, 2023, at the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, Alaska.

Alaska National Guard strengthens cooperation with Alaskan Command
January 6, 2025 — Alaska Air National Guard general assumes duties as ALCOM deputy... MORE

From sleigh to Humvee: Operation Santa Claus 2024 wraps up in Yakutat
December 19, 2024 — Approximately 50 Alaska National Guard service members, volunteers from the Salvation Army, AKNG Child and Youth Program and others visited the southeastern Alaskan city of Yakutat, Dec. 18, 2024. Operation Santa Claus is an annual community outreach program aimed at delivering holiday cheer to rural Alaskan communities. ... MORE

Santa Claus rides inside an Alaska Army National Guard Humvee before meeting local children and community members during Operation Santa Claus in Yakutat, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2024.

176th Maintenance Squadron fields helicopter engine test stand
December 11, 2024 — 176th Maintenance Squadron fields helicopter engine test stand... MORE

Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake
November 26, 2024 — Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake... MORE

Alaska National Guard Brings Holiday Cheer to Circle, Alaska with Operation Santa Claus
November 26, 2024 — Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army's Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus on Nov 6, 2024, to deliver gifts to Circle, Alaska, a village along the Yukon River... MORE

Alaska National Guard flies 14,000 pounds of meat to Toksook Bay via IRT program
November 22, 2024 — Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of western Alaska in September 2022, the community of Toksook Bay made a big step toward replenishing what they lost from the storm – thousands of pounds of meat. On Friday Nov. 15, 2024, the Alaska National Guard began the process of delivering nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork to Toksook Bay as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program... MORE

AKARNG deploys 208th Construction Management Team to Middle East, bolsters Guard’s commitment to federal missions
November 14, 2024 — The Alaska Army National Guard’s 208th Construction Management Team held a change of command and deployment ceremony at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 14, 2024... MORE

DMVA hosts 2024 Veterans Day ceremony, honors U.S. and Canadian servicemembers
November 12, 2024 — The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 11, 2024... MORE

Alaska Civil Air Patrol Wing to expand HF radio capability to increase emergency preparedness
November 6, 2024 — The communications team at the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is working to expand High Frequency radio capabilities throughout the state to be more effective partners during local, state, regional, and national emergencies or operations. ... MORE