JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — When looking in from the outside, service members of the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia lead complex lives. With the frequent obligations of military service coupled with the responsibilities of a civilian career it may seem to leave time for little else. However, whether working towards a promotion […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — As tundra wildfires in Southwest Alaska burned closer to the villages, approximately 50 people from Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitkas Point and St. Mary’s were relocated to the Alaska National Guard armory in Bethel as a precaution against the fires and potential smoke inhalation, June 17 – 20. Volunteers from […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard’s G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment rescued an injured mountain biker south of Kenai Lake in Cooper Landing, May 30. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received the support request from the Alaska State Troopers. Lt. Col. Christen Brewer, AKRCC director, said the request came from […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard’s Counterdrug Support Program, a joint unit of Air and Army National Guardsmen, supports and partners with the state’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention in addressing a rising trend of opioid overdoses in the state of Alaska. With the initiative Project HOPE, the abbreviated form […]