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Guided by Faith, Driven by a Calling to Serve

By Sgt. Edward Eagerton | Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on Apr 29, 2015   General News  

Guided by Faith, Driven by a Calling to Serve

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — To look at him, you wouldn’t know that he was a decorated combat veteran or that he had just retired after serving 25 years of his military career in the rescue community. For all cursory observations, he could be anybody. Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener, a pararescueman (or PJ) who […]

Alaska Army Guard Works to Maintain Arctic Ground Capability

By Sgt. Edward Eagerton | Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on Nov 18, 2014   Featured, State  

Alaska Army Guard Works to Maintain Arctic Ground Capability

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard received two rebuilt M-973 Small Unit Support Vehicles from the Red River Army Depot near Texarcana, Texas, Nov. 3. SUSVs are fully-tracked, all-terrain, amphibious vehicles designed to support platoon-sized units in arctic and mountainous conditions. The SUSV, originally named the Bandvagn 206, was developed by […]

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue 5 on Skilak Lake

By Sgt. Edward Eagerton | Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on Nov 10, 2014   State  

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue 5 on Skilak Lake

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued five people on Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, Nov. 9. A boater on Skilak Lake contacted authorities for assistance when his boat’s engine jammed, explained Master Sgt. Armando Soria, a controller with the Alaska Rescue […]

Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescues Man near Hiline Lake

By Sgt. Edward Eagerton | Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on Oct 3, 2014   Featured, State  

Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescues Man near Hiline Lake

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a 90-year-old man near Hiline Lake, Oct. 1, after he had fallen from the roof of his remote cabin. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received notification from a 406 personal locator beacon through their computer system and […]

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