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Beginnings of a Public Health Airman's career during different times
March 10, 2021 — A year ago, the world began altering work centers and conducting business a little differently as we all learned together the protective health measures in response to COVID-19. The operations changed for many, including joining the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. Airman 1st Class Lyndzie Carter of the 168th Medical Group, 168th Wing, joined as a public health technician, May of 2020 and went to basic training in the middle of COVID-19. ... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Company Mobilization
March 8, 2021 — Approximately 60 Alaska National Guard Soldiers are mobilizing from here to Fort Hood, Texas, March 7. Eight weeks of training will be conducted in preparation for a nine-month deployment in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company and the associated detachments of the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion get ready at the Joint Mobility Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to depart for a nine-month long deployment to the Middle East, March 7, 2021. The Soldiers departed late at night on Sunday and will spend approximately a few months mobilizing in Ft. Hood, Texas, before they reach their final destination. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)

Alaska National Guardsmen return from deployment to Poland
March 5, 2021 — Approximately 80 Alaska Army National Guardsmen from the 297th Regional Support Group returned here Thursday night after a nine-month deployment to Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve... MORE

Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 297th Regional Support Group return home to Alaska late Thurs., March 4, 2021 from a nine-month long deployment in Poland. The unit was deployed to support the U.S. Department of Defense’s Operation Atlantic Resolve, in which the Alaskan Soldiers helped with the coordination or management of base security, dining facilities, living quarters, showers, laundry, latrines, gyms, and recreation spaces at 11 forward operating sites through host nation and contracted services. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead)

1st-generation Trinidadian Pave Hawk pilot calls Alaska, 176th Wing home
March 3, 2021 — 1st-generation Trinidadian Pave Hawk pilot calls Alaska, 176th Wing home... MORE

Poland: A Steadfast Ally
February 28, 2021 — On Feb 10, 2021, 45 Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group and other units from Base Camp Powidz were invited to a tour of the Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń in Poland, one of Poland's largest churches... MORE

The 297th Regional Support Group in Poland.

297th Regional Support Group Transfers Authority to 50th RSG
February 27, 2021 — The 297th Regional Support Group completed their nine-month deployment to Poland on Thursday when they held a Transfer of Authority ceremony at the 33rd Airlift Base in Powidz, Poland... MORE

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Kochte, command sergeant major of the 297th Regional Support Group, left, and Col. Matthew Schell, the commander of the 297th RSG, case the unit colors during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority ceremony Feb. 26, 2021, in the hangar of the Powidz Air Base, Powidz, Poland.

Trust is everything
February 25, 2021 — Military training for Guard members takes on many shapes, but some might not suspect it entailing a course on trust... MORE

Ten participants from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, including enlisted, officers and a wing staff civilian, attended a four-hour Strong Bonds course Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Eielson Air Force Base chapel.

212th Rescue Squadron marks change of command with unique Alaska backdrop
February 17, 2021 — 212th Rescue Squadron marks change of command with unique Alaska backdrop... MORE

Alaska Air Guard trains to support NASA human spaceflight program
February 9, 2021 — Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training during Exercise H20 in Hawaii, Feb. 6, honing their long-range search and rescue capability for the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training during Exercise H20 in Hawaii, Feb. 6, honing their long-range search and rescue capability for the NASA human spaceflight program they are responsible for supporting.

Alaska National Guard Colonel Wayne Don promoted to Brigadier General
February 8, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of joint staff for the Alaska National Guard, was promoted as the newest general officer in Alaska at a ceremony in Wasilla, Feb. 6, becoming the highest-ranking Alaska Native currently serving in the Alaska National Guard... MORE

Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of joint staff for the Alaska National Guard, was promoted as the newest general officer in Alaska at a ceremony in Wasilla, Feb. 6, becoming the highest-ranking Alaska Native currently serving in the Alaska National Guard.