JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued eight distressed residents through five missions over the Labor Day Weekend. Two of the missions required 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels to parachute from an HC-130J Combat King II. The missions started Aug. 30 when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center […]
Source: Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts non-maritime medevac of injured man on Baranof Island, Alaska JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard crews across the state of Alaska responded to a multitude of cases over the holiday weekend, conducting three medevacs and assisting 16 people, and two dogs. “Crews worked continuously throughout Alaska this […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a stroke victim March 30 from Bethel before rescuing two injured snowmachine riders near Ruby the same day. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to medevac a stroke victim when civilian air […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a stroke victim March 30 from Bethel before rescuing two injured snowmachine riders near Ruby the same day. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to medevac a stroke victim when civilian air […]