JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued Tuesday morning three lost hikers who were suffering from possible hypothermia, 10 miles north of Palmer. According to Alaska State Troopers, they received a phone call at 11:11 p.m. Monday notifying that three hikers had become lost […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—The Alaska Air National Guard rescued three people from a downed aircraft Sept. 13 west of Beluga Mountain, Alaska. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission after receiving notification around 1:30 p.m. that a 406 emergency locator transmitter had been activated. The Alaska RCC was able to get registration information from […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Approximately 25 pararescue and support personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing are using their time while deployed to the Horn of Africa to sharpen their skills and train with partner nations. The Guardsmen are deployed to Djibouti in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Joint […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued three hikers from the Bomber Glacier area near Hatchers Pass, Sept. 4. One of the hikers contacted the Alaska State Troopers via cellphone after another hiker had fallen and broken his leg. “One of them climbed up […]