Alaska Army National Guard Capt. David Bedard | 297th Regional Support Group Public Affairs Archives

Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue

By Alaska Army National Guard Capt. David Bedard | 297th Regional Support Group Public Affairs on Jul 2, 2021 Featured, General News

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — When veteran Iditarod sled dog musher Aliy Zirkle woke up March 8, she didn’t find herself in a comfy bed. Instead, she awoke to the site of her dog team tangled in a tree springing from the frozen subarctic tundra. Her right arm was tethered to the sled by a […]

Alaska Army National Guardsmen get COVID-19 vaccine

By Alaska Army National Guard Capt. David Bedard | 297th Regional Support Group Public Affairs on Jan 26, 2021 Featured, Health, Southcentral

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard Medical Detachment hosted a COVID-19 vaccination drive Jan. 24, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of ongoing efforts to vaccinate the force. Dozens of Soldiers made their way to the JBER Armory’s drill hall floor by unit in order to facilitate social […]