JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard activated 50 Guardsmen on state active duty to deploy to Florida to assist the Florida National Guard with response and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Milton. The task force, which includes members of the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, will join Guardsmen from […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued an injured goat hunter Oct. 4 about 15 miles northwest of Haines. The mission started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers following a report of a goat hunter who was injured […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A detachment of approximately 20 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold a departure ceremony for service members and families […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Aviation Troop Command, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, stationed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau, Sept. 19, where AKARNG aviators will fulfill federal training requirements across Southeast Alaska. In addition to their federal mission, the Black Hawk aviators will support, when available, emergency requests by […]