KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a boy after his vessel ran aground in Deering, approximately 60 miles southwest of Kotzebue, Monday evening. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and landed near the vessel at 9:40 p.m., embarked the 15-year-old boy, and transported him to Kotzebue to […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hunter Sept. 8 near Flat about 285 miles northwest of Anchorage. Alaska State Troopers requested support after the hunter messaged for help using a two-way satellite-communication device. The hunter, suffering from a deep laceration, was aided by his […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Aug. 31 near Eklutna Lake about 30 miles northeast of Anchorage. Alaska State Troopers requested support after the hiker messaged for help using a satellite-communication device At the request of the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, 176th Wing launched a […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured all-terrain vehicle rider Aug. 20 near Kahiltna Glacier about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage. A member of the rider’s party used a satellite-communication device to notify the Alaska State Troopers, who then requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination […]