This Day in Alaskan History-August 16th, 1920
176th Wing Communication Flight Continues Tradition, Becomes Communication Squadron
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — The 176th Communications Flight hosted a ceremony that redesignated them from a flight to a squadron March 3, 2024, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Communications Airmen provide various communication services to support military operations including cyber operations, deployable communications, network operations and information technology support among others. The change from flight to […]
Alaska Air National Guard’s Civil Engineer Squadron deploys to four countries
176th CES combats terrorism around the globe JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Last December, 45 Alaska Air Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kuwait, Niger, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. “What makes this deployment unique is the size of the team that we sent,” said Lt. Col Kass Larson, the […]
176th Wing Completes 2,000th Rescue Mission
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Search and rescue Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing completed their 2,000th rescue mission Jan. 4 when they rescued a distressed PA-18 Super Cub pilot on the west side of Mount Susitna. According to Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Evan Budd, Alaska Rescue Coordination […]