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  • Guardian Angel Section supports Alaska’s rescue mission

    “Always sure,” said Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Ferdie Villaflores, 176th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician. “That is the motto we live by here in the Guardian Angel Section. The motto for the rescue community is ‘so others may live,’ and we need to be sure

  • Midnight Sun Guardians, former Marine couple continue to serve

    From the U.S. Marine Corps to the Alaska Air National Guard personnel specialists they are today, two master sergeants assigned to the 176th Force Support Flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, have taken on one of the biggest challenges of all by being dual-military spouses.

  • Alaska cop aces 363rd's munitions systems course

    Anchorage, Alaska, police officer and former security forces military working dog handler Tech. Sgt. Stephen Conklin exploded onto the scene of a new career field by achieving perfect scores in the 363rd Training Squadron’s munitions systems apprentice course.

  • 176th Wing gains C-17 aircraft supply from 3rd Wing

    Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are quickly approaching the second anniversary of their assignment from the 3rd Wing to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard.

  • Alaska Air Guard C-17s fresh tail paint harkens to past and future

    Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash here Oct. 1 on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron.Current and former 144th AS Airmen took a moment to reflect on their

  • Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hiker in Eagle River Valley

    Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a distressed individual in the Eagle River Valley, May 14.According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, three good Samaritans found the hypothermic hiker and contacted the Alaska State Troopers. AST then

  • National Guard Bureau Chief visits 176th Wing

    The U.S. National Guard’s highest-ranking officer visited the 176th Wing May 7.Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the 28th chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed Alaska Air National Guard capabilities with Col. Steven deMilliano, the 176th Wing’s commander.