ROME, N.Y. — New York Air National Guardsmen and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) will play a key role Christmas Eve as the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks Santa Claus and his reindeer. “NORAD has supported Santa Claus’ Christmas Eve operations for 60 years and […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More than 50 Guardsmen of the 176th Wing joined current and former military members in Anchorage’s first Veterans Day Parade downtown on Nov. 7. There were approximately 250 active service members participating in the parade, according to Art Bell, a member of the Anchorage Veterans Day Parade Committee. This has […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Soldiers with the Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 297th Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron and the 207th Combat Support Company, along with members of the Alaska State Defense Force and other state entities, supported a municipality-led active-shooter exercise in Valdez on Oct 17. Hosted by the Valdez Police and Fire Department, the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Chief Warrant Officer 4 Pamela Vitt was appointed as the command chief warrant officer for the Alaska Army National Guard effective Sept. 1, bringing with her vast experience and 25 years of military service. As the command chief warrant officer, Vitt’s new duties will consist of everything from interviewing and […]