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Alaska National Guard assists Commissary in serving rural Alaska
August 8, 2021 — Retired Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Harry Alexi pushed a gray industrial-grade platform shopping cart at the Bethel Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility. He needed the cart’s capacity to load up with bags of flour, boxes of cereal, cases of mac and cheese – all at prices a fraction of what could be purchased locally... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard completes Innovative Readiness Training for the village of Telida
August 5, 2021 — An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the 211th General Support Aviation Battalion transported a skid-steer loader by way of slingload, July 27, from Nikolai to Telida, two villages located in the Alaskan interior... MORE

Maintenance Effectiveness Award goes to the Alaska Air National Guard 168th Wing Maintenance Group
July 29, 2021 — The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Maintenance Group won the Maintenance Effectiveness Award for 2020 in the small aircraft maintenance unit category, recognizing it as one of the Air Force’s top maintenance units... MORE

Total Force C-17 crew chiefs earn JBER Pride of the Fleet laurels
July 29, 2021 — Total Force C-17 crew chiefs earn JBER Pride of the Fleet laurels... MORE

Alaska National Guard participates in DoD’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise
July 27, 2021 — Alaska National Guard participates in DoD’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard infantry battalion conducts annual training
July 27, 2021 — Approximately 280 Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, conducted their two-week annual training July 10-25, primarily at Donnelly Training Area, located 107 miles southeast of Fairbanks, and west of Fort Greely... MORE

18-year mission with Mongolian counterparts comes to an end
July 23, 2021 — State partner liaisons redeploy to Alaska for the final time... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter at Wood River
July 23, 2021 — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hunter on Wood River near Fairbanks, July 22... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard medevacs injured U.S. Army Alaska paratrooper
July 22, 2021 — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated an injured U.S. Army Alaska paratrooper July 14 from Malamute Drop Zone on JBER... MORE

The 168th refuels with Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen
July 19, 2021 — The 168th Wing refuels in several ways when it comes to responding to emergencies. A Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer was delivered to the KC-135 Stratotanker flying unit, and the 168th Force Support Squadron, Services Sustainment Flight, are training and preparing on it in the event of an emergency disaster in the Arctic and Pacific regions. One unique piece of the Force Support Squadron’s mission is to keep people fed and refueled for the mission. The Airmen of the 168th Services are refueling with meals to sustain their fellow Guard members, agency partners, and community in times of need during emergency relief situations. The Airmen of the 168th Wing Services recently refueled their fellow Guard members during a lunch as part of their training to become familiar with their domestic operations DMRKT asset to the mission. ... MORE