JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard conducted a rescue of two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass, August 16, 2023, after receiving the mission request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The first call for assistance came to the AKRCC from a good Samaritan aviator who spotted […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Nine members of the Alaska Organized Militia deployed to Bethel and Circle May 22 and 23 respectively to support flood recovery efforts in Western and Interior Alaska. The task force, which includes members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Alaska State Defense Force, will be prepared […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School teacher Byron Fischer unfolded a large collage in his third grade classroom, revealing a U.S. flag and a flanking Alaska flag festooned with the faces of Aniak military veterans. Some photos showed veterans contemporary to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, while others were grainy black-and-white images […]
ST. MARY’S — “Your left. Your left. Your left, right, left.” As a young girl, Tech. Sgt. Sharon Queenie remembers Guardsmen marching down the dirt road in Mountain Village with their ruck sacks strapped to their shoulders, singing cadences. A 20-mile stretch of road connects Mountain Village to Andreafski High School in St. Mary’s where […]