JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued five distressed boaters stuck in sea ice June 16 about 10 miles east of Deering on the Kotzebue Sound. The boaters used VHF radio to call for help, which was received by Deering residents who called Alaska State Troopers. The […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of 176th Wing rescued four individuals in four different missions in Southcentral Alaska between April 1 and 4. The first mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers April 1 to help an injured snowmachiner at the base of […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Following more than a year of innovation and work, the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron is testing the Logistical Operations Device cart that will greatly enhance aerial cargo operations in an austere combat environment or during domestic disaster-relief operations. Modesto, California, native Staff Sgt. Juan Ortega, 176th LRS Air Transportation Function […]