This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915
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Alaska Air National Guard rescues three hunters during two missions on the Kenai Peninsula
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued three distressed hunters Aug. 11 on the Kenai Peninsula during two sequential missions. The first mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to search for two distressed sheep hunters near Benjamin Creek about 40 […]
Alaska Army Guard helicopter crew rescues rafter on Goodnews River
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, Alaska, helped rescue an overdue rafter in the vicinity of Goodnews Lake, Aug. 12. The crew, led by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility […]
Alaska Air National Guard rescues four distressed paddle boarders near Byers Lake
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued four distressed paddle boarders Aug. 6, 2024, near Byers Lake about 110 miles north of Anchorage. The boarders sent an SOS signal using a newer cellphone with embedded satellite transceiver. The Alaska State Troopers requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, […]