Alaska avalanche survivor meets with, thanks Arctic Guardian rescue team
210709-Z-ZY202-0007.JPG Photo By: David Bedard

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Peter Schutt, who was rescued by Airmen of 176th Wing May 26, 2021, gets a tour of a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II from Maj. Stephen Ludwig, 211th RQS HC-130 pilot, during Schutt's visit with the unit July 9 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The rescue involved coordination between multiple agencies, including the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve Search and Rescue Team, National Park Service Fire Management in Fairbanks, National Park Service A-Star Helicopter, Wrangell Mountain Air, Guardian Flight, and Kennicott Wilderness Guides. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)


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