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Alaska National Guard Adjutant General speaks on Arctic Strategy and future plans during visits to three of Alaska’s military installations
March 30, 2021 — Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard toured and spoke at three of Alaska’s military installations, expounding on the Alaska National Guard’s role in Arctic Strategy, Mar. 23 – 25... MORE

Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Porter during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 23, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Alaska Army National Guard Infantrywoman makes history
March 22, 2021 — On the cusp of Women’s History Month, one Alaska Army National Guard Soldier made her own mark in history last month by becoming the first infantry woman in Alaska National Guard history... MORE

Sgt. Serita Unin, a fireteam leader with Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, poses for a photo on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 16, 2021. Unin made Alaska National Guard history by becoming the first infantry qualified woman in the organization after she reclassified into the infantry military occupational specialty last month. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)

Alaska Air National Guard to receive four additional KC-135 Stratotankers at Eielson AFB
March 20, 2021 — Four KC-135 Stratotankers and more than two hundred active duty U.S. Air Force personnel will join theAlaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing, Guardians of the Last Frontier, to provide aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force in the Arctic region and around the world... MORE

A new F-35A Lightning II refuels midair via a 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratrotanker, en route from the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas, to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. The 168th will receive four more KC-135 Stratotankers and more than 200 active-duty U.S. Air Force personnel.

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.