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An Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron descends over Malemute Drop Zone during a capabilities exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2024. Guardian Angels, highly trained personnel recovery specialists, jumped to two plane crash sites during several Labor Day Weekend rescues across the state.

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Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Dan Warren (right), 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Master Sgt. Harry Bromley, 212th RQS pararescueman, evacuate an injured airplane pilot Aug. 30, 2024, about 50 miles southwest of Tok to a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk. Warren and Bromley jumped from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II to quickly reach the injured pilot.

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Service members with the Alaska Air, Army National Guard, and Naval Militia clear debris off the road while assisting local authorities and tribal emergency operations personnel in the Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2024.

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Ms. Lanita Copeland, the State Emergency Operations Center Division Supervisor in Ketchikan, briefs Alaska Army National Guardsmen being mobilized to respond to a major landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2024. Four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force mobilized on State Active Duty to assist with response and recovery efforts.

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Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Omar Matos, the Ketchikan armory attendant, confers with members of the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Aug. 28, 2024, following a major landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, two days earlier. Four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force mobilized on State Active Duty to assist with response and recovery efforts.

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Alaska State Defense Force 2nd Lt. (AK) Matthew Nunnally, the acting Emergency Operations Center safety officer, directs heavy equipment operators while conducting debris clean up and recovery operations August 27, 2024, following a major landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, two days earlier. Four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force mobilized on State Active Duty to assist with response efforts.

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laska State Defense Force 2nd Lt. (AK) Matthew Nunnally, the acting Emergency Operations Center safety officer, surveys a debris field while responding to a major landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2024. Four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force mobilized on State Active Duty to assist with response and recovery efforts.

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Alaska State Defense Force 2nd Lt. (AK) Matthew Nunnally, the acting Emergency Operations Center safety officer, directs heavy equipment operators while conducting debris clean up and recovery operations August 27, 2024, following a major landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, two days earlier. Four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force mobilized on State Active Duty to assist with response efforts.

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