Maj. Chelsea Aspelund | 176th Wing Public Affairs Archives

Alaska Air National Guard provides medevac for Bethel area hospital

By Maj. Chelsea Aspelund | 176th Wing Public Affairs on Oct 28, 2021 Featured, General News, Southwest Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing provided medevac Oct. 26 for a patient experiencing a medical emergency in Stony River – a village more than 200 miles north of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River. A medical provider at a Bethel area hospital requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue […]

Alaska Air National Guard rescues remote Alaskan resident near Friday Creek

By Maj. Chelsea Aspelund | 176th Wing Public Affairs on Oct 21, 2021 Featured, General News, Rural

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an Alaska resident experiencing medical distress Oct. 16 at his private cabin near Friday Creek. The Alaska State Trooper Search and Rescue coordinator requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center after civilian air ambulance declined service. “Our civilian air ambulance […]