[content id=”79272″] Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, including multiple squadrons throughout Alaska, has embarked on an important program to ready the state for Disaster Response with a significant training event this August. The Twenty Seconds More exercise grew from the real-life need to execute a large-scale re-enactment of the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – During the Alaska National Guard’s most recent disaster response exercise, Vigilant Guard, the AKNG made a significant leap forward in disaster response by integrating Palantir Technologies Maven software into its operations. The effort was led by Wolf Russo, a Title V civilian and the Common Operating Picture manager with the AKNG […]
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard commissioned its 57th Fast Response Cutter during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC-1157) is the second of three planned Fast Response Cutter’s (FRC) to be homeported in Astoria. The ceremony was presided by Coast Guard Rear. Adm. Charles Fosse, 13th District Commander. Members […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs mobilized four Alaska Army National Guardsmen and two members of the Alaska State Defense Force to assist with response and recovery efforts after a major landslide, Aug. 25, 2024, in Ketchikan. Following a request from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the Alaska State […]