JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 176th Wing, one of the nation’s largest and busiest Air National Guard wings, today kicked off its participation in Polar Force 19, a base-wide exercise designed to test mission readiness. “Deploying a military force is a complex operation — many moving parts have to come together seamlessly at the […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday that on March 31st, hikers along the Rampart winter road discovered a man there with very severe injuries and clinging to life. Life-saving measures were administered but were ultimately unsuccessful. Fairbanks-based troopers responded via HELO-2 and opened an investigation. It was determined that 65-year-old Robert Appleford of Fairbanks […]
An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevacs a man from a fishing vessel who was suffering symptoms of a heart attack east of Kodiak, April 1, 2019. He was taken to Kodiak and placed in the care of awaiting EMS. Coast Guard video by Air Station Kodiak KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast […]
Troopers responded to and investigated a fatal two-vehicle collision on Knik Goose Bay Road on Tuesday morning. When AST arrived on the scene, they found a young woman, 20-year-old Payton L. Petersen, had died at the scene. The investigation, that closed down KGB Road for a time, found that Petersen had been traveling outbound […]