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Alaska National Guard airlifts “Into the Wild” bus from Stampede Trail
June 18, 2020 — In a coordinated effort with the Department of Natural Resources, 12 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment accomplished the successful extraction of a 1940s era bus located west of the Teklanika River near Healy June 18, 2020.“After studying the issue closely, weighing many factors and considering a...

297TH Regional Support Group prepares to be the first National Guard unit to take over base operations in Poland
May 28, 2020 — Alaska Army National Guard 297th Regional Support Group (RSG) completed pre-mobilization training to be the first National Guard unit to take on the mission of base support operations in Poland at Fort Hood, Texas, May 27, 2020. The 120th Infantry Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, put the Alaskans to the test, seeing how they would react to different...

Refilling the life supply: Alaska National Guard and Blood Bank of Alaska hold blood drive at AKNG armory
May 27, 2020 — More than 30 Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, Alaska State Defense Force Soldiers, and other DMVA personnel volunteered to give blood at the National Guard Armory here yesterday in coordination with the Blood Bank of Alaska.The blood drive was led by Lt. Col. Joseph Gerace, the 49th Brigade, Medical Detachment Commander of the ASDF, under...

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Staff Sgt. Bethany Hendren completes 100 mile BOSS challenge while preparing for deployment
May 21, 2020 — Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Bethany Hendren completed her 100-mile run in a month challenge with the 297th Regional Support Group surrounding her at Fort Hood, Texas, May 22, 2020. Hendren is currently at Fort Hood in preparation for deployment to Poland with the 297th Regional Support Group, an Alaska Army National Guard...

Wings and Blades of Hope
May 18, 2020 — In the case of the HH-60 Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue aircraft, the first “H” stands for “help.”Both machines and crews, of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th rescue squadrons respectively, provide that help by training every day for their combat mission of going behind enemy lines and inserting...

Frag Out! Alaska Air Guard PJs throw grenades with Geronimo Soldiers
April 30, 2020 — As April came to a close amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military in Alaska continued to makes strides toward maintaining mission readiness.On April 29, in a Joint effort with U.S. Army Alaska’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 14 pararescuemen (PJs) from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron used the Small Arms...

Joint Task Force-Logistics team helps in Alaska National Guard response to COVID-19
April 28, 2020 — The Alaska National Guard Joint Task Force-Logistics team is supporting three mission assignments for the State Emergency Operations Center and is continuing a coordinated response to assist the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.The team is in charge of sourcing and disseminating equipment and available personnel internally to support entities...

Proactive Posture and Partnership The formation of Joint Task Force-Alaska and its preparation to help tackle COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — President James Buchanan told 19th century Americans that “the test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”More than a month has passed since President Donald Trump issued a national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic. Though Alaska remains a state with one of the...

On Call and Always Ready: The Alaska Naval Militia
April 14, 2020 — On March 24, 1989, a man-made disaster shocked the 49th state.The Exxon Valdez oil tanker had run aground, spilling more than 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. More than 1,300 miles of coastline were slicked with the greasy substance affecting all manner of wildlife.The ramifications would be felt for decades, but state...