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 […]
Late on Friday afternoon Alaska State Troopers responded to mile 21 of the Kenai Spur Highway in response to a report of a multi-vehicle collision at that location. When they arrived at 4:40 pm, they found three injuries and one fatality. Three individuals were transported to a local hospital for treatment of what is believed […]
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 […]