The Alaska National Guard is sending personnel and equipment to help with on-going rescue efforts connected to Harvey, a hurricane-turned-tropical storm.
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Floatplane crash injures 4 people
A floatplane crash 35 miles south of Iliamna left four people seriously injured.
2 Hikers Rescued from Kenai Peninsula Glacier
Bad weather and difficult terrain hampered rescue efforts for three days, but Monday night four Alaska Air National Guard rescuers were delivered by helicopter onto the glacier. They located the two hikers who had dug snow caves after their tent failed.
Alaska Air National Guard members deploying to Middle East
More than 100 members of Alaska’s Air National Guard are deploying to the Middle East Tuesday evening. The majority is from the 144 Airlift Squadron within the Guard’s 176th Wing, and will be flying C-130H aircraft as part of intratheater operations. “Instead of ferrying materials around the globe in and out of the theater of…
Body of Wilderness Classic racer recovered from Tana River
Rob Kehrer was found dead while competing in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic over the weekend in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Alaska may get 8 military cargo planes
The planes are C-23 Sherpas and they are beloved by National Guardsmen around the country who flew them. The twin-engine Sherpa looks like a flying box and can hold more than 20 paratroopers.
Alaska National Guard responds to allegations of sexual assault
Brigadier General Mike Bridges, the Commander of the Alaska National Guard says there have been nearly more than two dozen alleged cases of sexual assault since 2009.
Group of Alaska Air National Guardsmen first to reach top of Denali this year
Five members of Alaska’s Air National Guard reached to the top of Mount McKinley in Denali National Park on May 9.