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Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim
March 1, 2023 — Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim...

Arctic Guardians earn valor awards for actions during Al Asad evacuation
February 21, 2023 — Arctic Guardians earn valor awards for actions during Al Asad evacuation...

Alaska Army National Guard rescues two overdue snow machiners near Tuntutuliak
February 15, 2023 — The Alaska Army National Guard rescued two overdue snow machiners suffering from severe frostbite near Tuntutuliak, Feb. 14, 2023...

State of Alaska civilian engineers critical to 176th Wing mission success
February 11, 2023 — State of Alaska civilian engineers critical to 176th Wing mission success...

National Guard Arctic Interest Council chair highlights need for better Arctic access, unified strategy
January 31, 2023 — Speaking as the Chair of the National Guard Arctic Interest Council, Jan. 25, Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard, Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe addressed several challenges the Guard and other service components will face when conducting Arctic operations, and emphasized the need for a unified Arctic strategy for the National Guard. Saxe spoke via teleconference at the council’s quarterly meeting hosted by the Minnesota National Guard at Camp Ripley, outside of Little Falls. The three-day event included National Guard participants from Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming...

National Guard leaders partake in multi-state Arctic event at Camp Ripley
January 31, 2023 — In the Arctic, steel becomes brittle at -22 degrees Fahrenheit, continuous connectivity at the bandwidth needed for modern military operations is lagging, and more than 80 percent of Alaska communities are not connected to the road system. These challenges were among the many topics discussed at the National Guard Arctic Interest Council’s quarterly meeting at Camp Ripley, Jan. 24-26, 2023. The Minnesota National Guard hosted the event bringing together subject matter experts from the Coast Guard, Navy, Air and Army National Guard, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, academic professors and industry partners to discuss the advancement of Arctic and cold weather capabilities. ...

Alaska Air Guard HC-130J Combat King II expedites critical medevac
January 23, 2023 — Alaska Air Guard HC-130J Combat King II expedites critical medevac...

Always Ready, That Others May Live: Alaska Air National Guard trains with Coast Guard at Air Station Kodiak
January 18, 2023 — Alaska Air National Guard trains with Coast Guard at Air Station Kodiak...

Alaska Army Guard rescue distressed person near Whittier via hoist
January 18, 2023 — Alaska Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Gulf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rescued a distressed individual Jan. 17 from the Main Bay Hatchery 20 miles southwest of Whittier. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a mission support request for a medevac from the Alaska State Troopers who were not able to attempt the rescue due to bad weather in the area. ...

Alaska Army Guard aviators train with Special Tactics Airmen
January 17, 2023 — Special Tactics Airmen assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, conduct an aerial insertion and field training exercise at Camp Mad Bull training site on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. The 24 SOW Det 1 Special Tactics Airmen are capable of assessing and opening anything from a major international airport to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access for follow-on forces during global contingencies, and joint readiness exercises. Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion flew UH-60L and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in order to support the aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training of the Special Tactics teams. The Alaska Army National Guard’s GSAB routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to increase its operational interoperability and to be ready for a wide range of federal and state missions...