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  • Alaska National Guard immediate aerial survey reduces earthquake havoc

    In the cold and dark early-morning hours Friday, an Alaska Air National Guard C-130J "Combat King II" aircraft taxied out to the runway here, filled with Christmas goodies and school supplies for children in the remote Bering Sea community of Gambell -- a flight canceled before departure. Only two

  • 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