MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — For the first time, all active duty, Air National Guard and training fixed-wing rescue squadrons flying the HC-130J Combat King II joined together to compete at the Rescue Rodeo in Salina, Kansas, March 25-29, 2024. The 71st Rescue Squadron organized the Rescue Rodeo to share best practices, train the new […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons, as well as Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued a victim of a bear attack June 10 near Galena. According to Alaska Air National […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot after his plane crashed in the vicinity of Ptarmigan Pass about 130 miles northwest of Anchorage, Aug. 3. The pilot’s brother contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center Thursday morning with concern that the pilot was […]
HOMER, Alaska — The 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons of the Alaska Air Guard’s 176th Wing trained on water rescue tactics in Homer Sep. 30 to Oct. 1, along with a boat crew as support personnel. Continuous rescue scenario training ensures solidified expertise in both peacetime and wartime search-and-rescue missions. Here in Alaska, water rescues […]