70 years of 176th Wing: Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard

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70 years of 176th Wing: Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — To establish the Air National Guard Sept. 15, 1952, in the Alaska territory before statehood, the effort required a single-minded Alaska sourdough and aerospace visionary in Col. Larry “Lars” Johnson. According to “The Guard” by 1st Lt. James Richardson, Johnson had worked as a miner at Independence Mine near Palmer before […]