laska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, critical care flight medic assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the hoist with an injured mountain biker in a litter during a rescue along the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2026.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, critical care flight medic assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the hoist with an injured mountain biker in a litter during a rescue along the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2026. The patient was hoisted aboard an HH-60M medevac Black Hawk helicopter and transported to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage for further care. (Courtesy Photo)


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