Alaska Air National Guard conducts multiple hoist rescue of stranded rafters on Kichatna River

OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued three rafters Aug. 28, after their raft flipped over on the Kichatna River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers. The 176th Wing accepted the mission […]