JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard concluded its annual Arctic Shield operations Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak air crews and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide better response times and coverage to remote regions of Alaska during increased summer boating […]
Statewide exercise tests local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to respond Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson – Alaska Shield 2019 is a full-scale state-wide exercise that will test local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to work as a team when catastrophes strike. Alaska Shield 2019 will take place April 10 – 13, 2019. Every […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard concluded its annual Arctic Shield operations Monday with the closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue and the departure of the Cutter Healy from the Arctic. Air Station Kodiak air crews and two MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide better response times and coverage to remote […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —The state of Alaska held an emergency response exercise in communities throughout the state March 31 – April 2. Nearly 150 Airmen and Soldiers from the Alaska National Guard and members of the Alaska State Defense Force teamed up with other members of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs during […]