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Arctic Guardians rescue 2 plane crash victims at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
August 8, 2022 — Arctic Guardians rescue 2 plane crash victims at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park... MORE

Arctic Guardians contracting earns Mission Execution Team Award
August 4, 2022 — Arctic Guardians contracting earns Mission Execution Team Award... MORE

70 years of 176th Wing: 144th Airlift Squadron is historic nucleus of 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard
August 1, 2022 — 144th Airlift Squadron is historic nucleus of 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard ... MORE

Armstrong Succeeds Calabro as 176th Operations Group commander
July 20, 2022 — Armstrong Succeeds Calabro as 176th Operations Group commander... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 in airplane crash near Lake Louise
July 18, 2022 — Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 in airplane crash near Lake Louise... MORE

Air Force Gaming: Community and camaraderie through gaming
July 14, 2022 — At Eielson AFB, Senior Airman James Gilchrest, 168th Communications Flight Client Systems specialist volunteered as a game ambassador for role-playing games, helping moderate and create events and activities for Airmen involved with that gaming genre... MORE

Arctic Guardian chosen as Air National Guard's top military firefighter
July 13, 2022 — Arctic Guardian chosen as Air National Guard's top military firefighter... MORE

State, federal Veterans Affairs offices host outreach events for Gambell, Nome
July 12, 2022 — Representatives from the federal and state offices of veterans affairs collaborated with community partners to provide outreach services for veterans in Gambell and Nome, July 8 and 9... MORE

Alaska Naval Militia: Forged by the Last Frontier
July 8, 2022 — The Alaska Naval Militia is one element within the AKOM and Sailors will often work alongside service members in the Alaska National Guard and the Alaska State Defense Force. For its part, the naval militia provides a volunteer force with military experience and training to serve their communities in Alaska... MORE

AK State Office of Veterans Affairs to honor Army Guardsmen for 1955 rescue
June 30, 2022 — On June 22, 1955, two Russian MiG 15’s from Siberia shot down a U.S. Navy plane flying a routine maritime patrol over the Bering Sea. It crash-landed on an ice shelf prompting fourteen Guardsmen from the First Scout Battalion to mount a rescue mission saving everyone on board... MORE