2nd Lt. Balinda Dresel | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs

Air Guard Combat Rescue Officer Promoted to Colonel

By 2nd Lt. Balinda Dresel | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on Sep 8, 2019 General News, Southcentral

Photo: Alaska Air National Guard combat rescue officer Matthew Komatsu has the silver eagle insignia pinned by his wife, Jennifer Erickson. Image-Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, the Alaska National Guard adjutant general, presided over the promotion of Col. Matthew Komatsu, incoming director of plans and strategy on the […]

Alaska Guard Engineers Return from Middle East Deployment

By 2nd Lt. Balinda Dresel | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on Jul 23, 2019 Featured, National, National/World

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Seven Alaska Army National Guardsmen from the 297th Regional Support Group’s 208th Construction Management Team returned here July 12 following a nine-month deployment to the middle east. The unit, augmented with three Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard’s 198th Regional Support Group, served as the Directorate of Public Works […]