[dropcap]J[/dropcap]OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot of a Piper PA-22 aircraft Jan. 22 at Chickaloon Flats after the plane was damaged. According to Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Wesley Ladd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the alert notification came from activation […]
(Anchorage) – Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Monday for a series of events beginning with a visit to the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). Governor Dunleavy visited the center to personally thank SEOC staff for their service to Alaska during and after the November 30 earthquake. The SEOC executed the state’s […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Arctic Dustoff crews from C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment have flown three missions so far this month to assist sick or injured Alaskans. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson forwarded a request for assistance Sept. 16 from the Alaska State Troopers to […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON— Airmen of the 176th Wing’s 249th Airlift Squadron changed their unit affiliation to the 144th Airlift Squadron during a discreet Aug. 4 ceremony when they swapped patches at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th AS flies the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft with the active Air Force’s 517th […]