JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing, in conjunction with the National Park Service and Talkeetna Air Taxi rescued nine plane crash victims July 12, 2024, at the Tokositna Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve. According to an NPS news release, K2 Aviation reported to NPS Rangers that one […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of 176th Wing rescued six plane crash victims June 10 near Port Alsworth about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage. The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, prompting the National Park Service to request hoist-capable […]
WHITTIER, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons, based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conducted water rescue operations training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier, Alaska, May 14-16, 2024. The training included search and rescue, low and high-altitude parachute drops, emergency medical response, personnel recovery, […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a stroke victim March 30 from Bethel before rescuing two injured snowmachine riders near Ruby the same day. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to medevac a stroke victim when civilian air […]