Alaska Air National Guard rescues 5 distressed boaters near Deering
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued five distressed boaters stuck in sea ice June 16 about 10 miles east of Deering on the Kotzebue Sound. The boaters used VHF radio to call for help, which was received by Deering residents who called Alaska State Troopers. The […]