JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two members of the Alaska Army National Guard were recognized as top contenders for the Alaska Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition during an awards ceremony here Sept. 10. The victors had to demonstrate mastery of multiple skills through a series of 15 events designed to challenge their physical and […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard Warrior and Family Services program hosted a group of teenage military dependents in a cultural camp in Bethel, July 18 through July 22. Bethel is a rural village 400 miles west of Anchorage, accessible only by air and river. It is the largest community in western […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Karen Mansfield, who as assistant adjutant general for Air also serves as commander of the Alaska Air National Guard, was promoted from colonel to brigadier general at a ceremony in the Arctic Warrior Events Center on March 6, 2016. She became the third female member of the Alaska Air National […]
Anguyartaasqaq – Warrior Qangiq, anguyartaasqat agellriit Swaacit nuniinun. – Long ago, warriors went to the Tlingits’ lands. In the Gulf of Alaska, Native people traditionally raided each other’s communities to avenge a wrong, secure hostages, and obtain wealth. Members of the elite class led raids. These were wealthy individuals who maintained their status by accumulating […]