176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard

THE 176TH WING

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More than 1,400 highly trained citizen-airmen, helping our fellow Alaskans at home and supporting our nation abroad. The 176th Wing is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, with an additional detachment at Eielson Air Force Base.

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WHAT WE DO

The 176th Wing is one of the largest and most active wings in the entire Air National Guard.

Our missions include:

Combat Search and Rescue
Tactical Airlift
Strategic Airlift
Air Control
Rescue Coordination

And those are just our operational missions! Supporting them are all the highly trained men and women -- pilots, navigators, mechanics, engineers, electricians, administrative support personnel, network programmers, air controllers, medical technicians, chaplains, photojournalists, firefighters and many, many others -- who make it all possible.

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How the wing is structured
Things we do
History of the 176th Wing

176TH WING IN ACTION

Inspection time

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Master Sgt. Paul Jenkins (left) from the 176 Logistics Readiness Squadron reads the serial number off of an M-16A2 rifle while Chief Master Sgt. Sharon Ervin, a logistics compliance assessment program inspector from the 125 Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, and Master Sgt. Gregory Fox, an inspector general from Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii check the number against paperwork to ensure that the rifle is properly accounted for, March 5, 2012.

A team of Air Force inspectors was here during the first two weeks of March to review the wing's compliance with Air Force regulations and procedures.

National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson

Inside the 176th WG

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176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard - Home

We are

More than 1,400 highly trained citizen-airmen, helping our fellow Alaskans at home and supporting our nation abroad. The 176th Wing is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, with an additional detachment at Eielson Air Force Base. Join Us!

The 176th Wing is one of the largest and most active wings in the entire Air National Guard.

Inspection time

More than 1,400 highly trained citizen-airmen, helping our fellow Alaskans at home and supporting our nation abroad. The 176th Wing is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, with an additional detachment at Eielson Air Force Base.

Join Us!