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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)

Alaska National Guard conducts subject matter expert exchanges with Mongolian Air Force counterparts
February 3, 2022 — The Alaska National Guard participated in the second iteration of the Airman-to-Airman Talks program with the Mongolian Air Force last November to plan for future training and subject matter expert exchanges together... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Mike Keegan, Lt. Col. Richard Welch, and Maj. Nathan Pooler pose for a photo with musical performers during the cultural day of the 2021 Airman to Airman Talks program in Mongolia Nov. 15-17. A2AT provides an avenue to develop interoperability, foster military-to-military relations and improve bilateral cooperation. The U.S. and partner nation air forces conduct these engagements to plan for upcoming bilateral activities and establish partner goals. This is the second time the Alaska National Guard participated in the A2AT program with Mongolia, hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces. (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue 2 hikers in distress at Hatcher Pass
January 31, 2022 — Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue 2 hikers in distress at Hatcher Pass... MORE

70 years of 176th Wing: Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard
January 31, 2022 — Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard... MORE

Alaska Army Guardsmen return from Middle East deployment
January 25, 2022 — The final group of Alaska Army National Guardsmen who were deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations in support of Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve returned home Jan. 21 after nine months supporting these missions overseas... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeff Rogers, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, embraces his wife, JJ, and meets his six-month-old son, Jack, for the first time at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2021. Approximately 60 Alaska Army Guardsmen deployed in March to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. While Rogers and a few others were able to return home in time for the holidays, most of the unit’s deployed personnel will return early next year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal)