Alaska National Guard to Provide Flood Recovery Assistance to Manley Hot Springs

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Alaska National Guard to Provide Flood Recovery Assistance to Manley Hot Springs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska National Guard task force of five soldiers departed Fairbanks, May 12, 2022 for the Interior Alaska community of Manley Hot Springs after the region received significant flooding from the Tanana River, prompting a state disaster declaration on May 7 for the Yukon Koyukuk Regional Education Attendance Area. On […]

Alaska Army National Guard Annual Training Enables Helicopters to Deploy to Western Alaska During River Watch

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Alaska Army National Guard Annual Training Enables Helicopters to Deploy to Western Alaska During River Watch

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion will conduct its federal, annual training requirements in western Alaska this year from April 30 to May 12.  The timing coincides with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s River Watch which provides aerial surveillance and real-time […]