This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909
Supreme Court Deals Trump Major Loss on Illinois National Guard Deployment
“Trump is losing his grip on the dictatorial power he so covets,” said one legal analyst. The US Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt President Donald Trump a major loss by rejecting the administration’s request to strike down a temporary restraining order that barred him from deploying the National Guard in Chicago. In a 6-3 ruling that featured dissents from Justices Neil Gorsuch, Samuel […]
Alaska Guard’s snowstorm response inspires local PD officer to enlist
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat snowstorm set Spc. Brad Adams on an unexpected path to the Alaska Army National Guard and toward a new sense of purpose, stability and opportunity for his family. Adams, now a combat medic with the 297th Infantry Battalion’s Headquarters and Headquarters […]
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two individuals from aircraft crash in Denali National Park
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued two individuals involved in a plane crash near Ruth Glacier, on Oct. 19. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request from the National Park Service to rescue two uninjured individuals involved in a plane crash near Ruth Glacier within the […]