An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NEWS | Aug. 26, 2025

Alaska Air National Guard rescues individual with facial laceration near Knik Glacier

By Alejandro Peña Alaska National Guard Public Affairs

Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued an individual with a facial laceration Aug. 25, approximately 40 miles northeast of Anchorage in the vicinity of Knik Glacier.

The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers.

The Alaska Air National Guard accepted the mission and dispatched a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk with 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels on board from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

The HH-60 crew spotted the injured individual with a companion and a located clearing to land. Once on the ground Guardian Angels controlled the patient’s facial bleeding by packing the wound. The two individuals were then transported and released to Providence Alaska Medical Center.

The AKANG’s 176th Wing rescue personnel are trained to respond anytime, anywhere, to save lives across Alaska’s vast and austere terrain.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two individuals from aircraft crash in Denali National Park
October 21, 2025
na

Alaska Organized Militia builds on historic evacuation as focus turns to community sustainment
October 19, 2025
na

State and Alaska Organized Militia expand evacuation, sheltering operations for West Coast Storm survivors
October 15, 2025
na

AKRCC supporting ongoing Search and Rescue mission in western Alaska
October 13, 2025

Alaska National Guard requested to provide additional support for West Coast Storm response
October 11, 2025

Alaska Organized Militia supporting state response to West Coast Storm
October 10, 2025

AKNG Child and Youth Program Fall Festival celebrates community, youth empowerment
September 25, 2025
na

ROTC Minuteman Scholarship Recipient: Alaska Army Guardsman embarks on path to leadership
September 25, 2025
na

Multi-agency responders save plane crash survivor
September 11, 2025
na

Alaska Army National Guard rescues multiple individuals from two separate small aircraft crashes
September 9, 2025
na