JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – National Guard Civil Support Team units from twelve states, along with partnering local, state, and federal agencies and organizations, totaling approximately 250 people, participated in Exercise ORCA 2021 at various training locations in Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and Seward, May 17-20. Exercise ORCA 2021 was designed to allow all participants to respond […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Five soldiers competed in the Alaska Army National Guard’s annual “Best Warrior” Competition that was held May 12-16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers were tested on their Army aptitudes, readiness, and skills in board interviews, written exams, and warrior tasks and drills. They […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued a father and his daughter near Knik Glacier after their off-road vehicle was stuck in water Saturday night. The Alaska State Troopers contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center requesting assistance, and they coordinated with the Army Guard’s 207th […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard prepositioned a hoist-capable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Bethel April 27 as part of the State’s effort to prepare for disaster response during the 2021 spring flood season, considering the potential threat of flooding along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. A Black Hawk and aircrew from […]