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Project HOPE: AKNG’s Counterdrug unit, State of Alaska counter opioid overdose rise with naloxone rescue kits
May 9, 2022 — The Alaska National Guard’s Counterdrug Support Program, a joint unit of Air and Army National Guardsmen, supports and partners with the state’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention in addressing a rising trend of opioid overdoses in the state of Alaska... MORE

AKNG Sexual Assault Response coordinator receives DoD award for exceptional sexual assault response and victim assistance
May 4, 2022 — Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month may be recognized officially only in April but it took year-round dedication for one non-traditional, compassionate advocate to be recognized as the very best in a large field of professionals dedicated to sexual assault response and victim assistance... MORE

AK army aviation unit earns coveted Governor’s trophy for first time
May 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion received the Alaska Governor’s Trophy and the Alaska Governor’s Distinguished Unit Citation in a ceremony held at Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska, April 29, 2022... MORE

Alaska State Defense Force: A tradition of homeland protection
April 28, 2022 — The Alaska State Defense Force: A tradition of homeland protection... MORE

Cyber warrior Arctic Guardians help protect Alaska skies
April 27, 2022 — Cyber warrior Arctic Guardians help protect Alaska skies... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard annual training enables helicopters to deploy to western Alaska during River Watch
April 26, 2022 — The Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion will conduct its federal, annual training requirements in western Alaska this year from April 30 to May 12... MORE

70 Years of 176th Wing: Remembering decades of Kulis, Alaska’s military history
April 25, 2022 — Remembering decades of Kulis, Alaska’s military history... MORE

AK National Guard teams up with law enforcement agencies in drug bust
April 13, 2022 — The Alaska National Guard’s Counterdrug Support Program and a LUH-71 Lakota helicopter crew of the 207th Aviation Battalion assisted in a drug bust in Southcentral Alaska last winter in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Alaska State Troopers, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service... MORE

Commander of Alaska Army National Guard relinquishes command, retires after 35 years of service
April 12, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Charles Lee Knowles relinquished command of the Alaska Army National Guard to Col. James Palembas during a change of command ceremony April 9. Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, presided over the ceremony... MORE

The Spirit of Cooperation
March 31, 2022 — When delegates of the National Guard Arctic Interest Council representing six states visited the arctic city of Kotzebue March 29, they witnessed a still-frozen landscape showing few signs of spring besides the sun still hanging in the sky at 9 p.m., previewing the coming summer’s midnight sun... MORE