JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued four hikers at Hatcher Pass near Mint Hut July 2. Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Brent Kramer, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center senior controller, said the hiking party activated the “SOS” on their satellite communication device when a member of the party fell […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — When veteran Iditarod sled dog musher Aliy Zirkle woke up March 8, she didn’t find herself in a comfy bed. Instead, she awoke to the site of her dog team tangled in a tree springing from the frozen subarctic tundra. Her right arm was tethered to the sled by a […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued five hunters Wednesday, who had been stranded for four days on the ice pack near Cape Espenberg, 28-miles southeast of Kotzebue. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the five hunters at approximately 4 p.m. and transported them to the Kotzebue Airport. Watchstanders in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued four people from a beached vessel after it began taking on water approximately 12 nautical miles southwest of Valdez, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Station Valdez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew was diverted to the scene, deployed their skiff, embarked all four people, and transported them back to Valdez. All […]