JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Approximately 25 pararescue and support personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing are using their time while deployed to the Horn of Africa to sharpen their skills and train with partner nations. The Guardsmen are deployed to Djibouti in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Joint […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two Soldiers from the 49th Missile Defense Battalion in Fort Greeley won the title of “Best Warrior” in the 2015 Best Warrior Competition here Aug. 24. Alaska Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Gerardo Lopez and Spc. Yamil Ramirez, both military policemen from the 49th Missile Defense Battalion, won the competition in the […]
BETHEL, Alaska—In a remote area northeast of Bethel, the Alaska National Guard conducted a major search-and-rescue exercise Feb. 6-10 to test the recovery operations for a simulated 737 plane crash.