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Alaska National Guard strengthens cooperation with Alaskan Command
January 6, 2025 — Alaska Air National Guard general assumes duties as ALCOM deputy... MORE

From sleigh to Humvee: Operation Santa Claus 2024 wraps up in Yakutat
December 19, 2024 — Approximately 50 Alaska National Guard service members, volunteers from the Salvation Army, AKNG Child and Youth Program and others visited the southeastern Alaskan city of Yakutat, Dec. 18, 2024. Operation Santa Claus is an annual community outreach program aimed at delivering holiday cheer to rural Alaskan communities. ... MORE

Santa Claus rides inside an Alaska Army National Guard Humvee before meeting local children and community members during Operation Santa Claus in Yakutat, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2024.

176th Maintenance Squadron fields helicopter engine test stand
December 11, 2024 — 176th Maintenance Squadron fields helicopter engine test stand... MORE

Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake
November 26, 2024 — Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake... MORE

Alaska National Guard Brings Holiday Cheer to Circle, Alaska with Operation Santa Claus
November 26, 2024 — Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army's Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus on Nov 6, 2024, to deliver gifts to Circle, Alaska, a village along the Yukon River... MORE

Alaska National Guard flies 14,000 pounds of meat to Toksook Bay via IRT program
November 22, 2024 — Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of western Alaska in September 2022, the community of Toksook Bay made a big step toward replenishing what they lost from the storm – thousands of pounds of meat. On Friday Nov. 15, 2024, the Alaska National Guard began the process of delivering nearly 14,000 pounds of frozen beef, chicken and pork to Toksook Bay as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program... MORE

AKARNG deploys 208th Construction Management Team to Middle East, bolsters Guard’s commitment to federal missions
November 14, 2024 — The Alaska Army National Guard’s 208th Construction Management Team held a change of command and deployment ceremony at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 14, 2024... MORE

DMVA hosts 2024 Veterans Day ceremony, honors U.S. and Canadian servicemembers
November 12, 2024 — The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 11, 2024... MORE

Alaska Civil Air Patrol Wing to expand HF radio capability to increase emergency preparedness
November 6, 2024 — The communications team at the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is working to expand High Frequency radio capabilities throughout the state to be more effective partners during local, state, regional, and national emergencies or operations. ... MORE

Alaska Organized Militia, multi-agency teams join forces to aid Kotzebue flood recovery
October 28, 2024 — With winter freeze-up just around the corner, Kotzebue residents and responders from across Alaska are racing against time to clean up and recover from a powerful fall storm that flooded the town, displaced more than 80 residents, and damaged dozens of homes. The Alaska Organized Militia, local responders and support teams from across the state joined forces to provide recovery assistance to the community. ... MORE

Alaska Organized Militia members assigned to Joint Task Force - Kotzebue assist the Arctic Circle community with recovery efforts, Oct. 26, 2024, following a recent storm that caused severe flooding along Alaska’s West Coast. The 11-member team, including personnel from the Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Alaska State Defense Force, was activated by the State Emergency Operations Center to support response and recovery efforts.