This Day in Alaska History-October 2nd, 1911
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two plane crash victims in one sortie
Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing conducted two missions in one helicopter sortie Sept. 15, rescuing two general aviation pilots at two crash sites in Southcentral Alaska. The missions started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received notice that a civilian helicopter pilot had witnessed a PA-18 plane crash on Little Mount Susitna […]
Alaska Army and Air Guard rescue four hunters in back-to-back, same-day missions
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. Midday Monday, the AKRCC received a request from AST to assist two hunters stranded on a sandbar along the Gagaryah River about 200 air […]
This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915
