Alaska Air National Guard rescue Airmen of 176th Wing rescued an injured paraglider March 8 at Hatcher Pass. The Alaska State Troopers requested assistance through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center who passed the request to 176th Wing. The wing search and rescue duty officer ordered the launch of a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday that after a 36-hour operation beginning on Thursday night, two skiers were successfully lifted out of Hatcher Pass by an Alaska National Guard helicopter. Troopers were notified at approximately 10 pm on March 10th that there was an injured skier at the Seth Holden Hut in Hatcher Pass and […]
According to the trooper dispatch, at 10:46 am on Saturday, Alaska Wildlife Troopers received a report of an injured snowmachiner in Hatcher Pass near mile 15 of the Palmer-Fishhook Road. AWT says the initial report indicated the snowmachiner, identified as 40-year-old Kevin Unks was with a party that had traversed two avalanche-laden areas before Unks […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued four hikers at Hatcher Pass near Mint Hut July 2. Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Brent Kramer, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center senior controller, said the hiking party activated the “SOS” on their satellite communication device when a member of the party fell […]