http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil 176th Wing Features RSS Feed en-us Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:23:14 GMT Fri, 10 Dec 2021 02:03:00 GMT http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/2123595/covid-19-training-links/ Useful Links<br/> Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:23:14 GMT 176th WING http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/2123595/covid-19-training-links/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1515285/guard-airmen-make-splash-at-great-alaska-aviation-gathering/ Alaska Air National Guardsmen represent at the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/May/08/2001914301/82/55/0/180505-Z-ZY202-1001.JPG' alt='Alaska Guardsmen showcase at Great Alaska Aviation Gathering' /> <br /> Tue, 08 May 2018 20:11:00 GMT David Bedard http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1515285/guard-airmen-make-splash-at-great-alaska-aviation-gathering/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1503068/loading-the-combat-king-alaska-ang-loadmaster-supports-rescue-mission/ Profile of Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Marcus Moloney, a HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster with the 211th Rescue Squadron, and how he contributes to his unit's mission to rescue persons in need–both on and off the battlefield.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Mar/01/2001886242/82/55/0/180207-F-ZY202-0002.JPG' alt='HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster' /> <br /> Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:53:00 GMT David Bedard http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1503068/loading-the-combat-king-alaska-ang-loadmaster-supports-rescue-mission/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1503063/alaska-national-guard-brings-christmas-gifts-to-eskimo-kids/ Alaska National Guard members brought Christmas gifts for children in the remote village of St. Michael, Alaska, as part of Operation Santa, an Alaska National Guard outreach program to build personal connections with rural communities across the state. This is the program's 61st year.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/08/2001854383/82/55/0/171205-Z-QK839-1033.JPG' alt='Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, travelling with Operation Santa Claus, de-board an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, after landing in St. Michael, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides Christmas gifts, books, backpacks filled with school supplies, fresh fruit and sundaes to youngsters in rural communities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Marisa Lindsay)' /> <br /> Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:07:00 GMT Lt.Col. Candis Olmstead http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/1503063/alaska-national-guard-brings-christmas-gifts-to-eskimo-kids/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/866044/the-new-guy-civil-engineer-serves-on-first-deployment-for-training-with-176-ces/ As the most junior of the 31 Alaska Air National Guard members deployed to this remote outpost on<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/May/12/2000851529/82/55/0/140512-F-NW557-030.JPG' alt='HOLT NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION, Australia - Airman 1st Class Phillip J. Gifford pauses from working at this joint U.S.-Australian space radar facility on May 12, 2014. Gifford was among 34 members of the Alaska Air National Guard&#39;s 176th Wing to deploy here for two weeks to help build the facility and sharpen their skills. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan.' /> <br /> Mon, 12 May 2014 21:19:20 GMT Capt. John Callahan http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/866044/the-new-guy-civil-engineer-serves-on-first-deployment-for-training-with-176-ces/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/866045/going-the-distance-alaska-air-guardsman-runs-marathon-of-marathons/ At a distance of 26.2 miles, running a marathon is no small feat. Likewise, having the opportunity<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2014/Apr/28/2000855815/82/55/0/140119-O-XX111-001.JPG' alt='LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Capt. Shane Garling, the wing deployment officer of the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, runs with his wife, Julie, in the Maui Oceanfront Marathon in Lahaina, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2014. The couple completed their goal of running a marathon in each of the 50 U.S. states there. During the race, they were also married at the 17-mile mark during a 30-minute ceremony before completing the final 9.2 miles as husband and wife. Photos courtesy of Capt. Shane Garling.' /> <br /> Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:03:27 GMT Army Sgt. Edward Eagerton http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/866045/going-the-distance-alaska-air-guardsman-runs-marathon-of-marathons/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444214/ce-beats-the-heat/  "Coffee! Coffee!" Penny yells as he starts to boil water on a Sterno stove in the driver's cab of a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Apr/14/2000633043/82/55/0/070715-f-3927B--003.JPG' alt='A mixed group of Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing and Israeli contractors for the Israeli Air Force work together on a new runway project at an airbase in Israel&#39;s Negev Desert. In just seven days, the Israeli-American crew laid more than 19 miles of communications conduit. Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow' /> <br /> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:43:24 GMT Captain Becky King http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444214/ce-beats-the-heat/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444215/alaskans-support-their-national-guard-members/ Carl Bradford is one member of the Alaska Guard family who never wears a uniform and never stands in<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Apr/14/2000633149/82/55/0/070714-F-3927H-003.JPG' alt='Alaska USA’s Military Operations Branch Manager, Carl Bradford, shown here presenting CMSgt. David Streit a $500 check in support of this year’s Family Day. Photo by SSgt. Eric Hamilton, 176 WG/PA.' /> <br /> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:17:53 GMT Tech. Sgt. Bruce Gazaway http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444215/alaskans-support-their-national-guard-members/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444216/alaskas-newest-airlifter-globemaster-iii-arrives/ One of the eagerly anticipated changes in the Alaska Air National Guard this year was the C-17<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Apr/14/2000633191/82/55/0/070714-F-3927H-001.JPG' alt='Lt. Col. Carl Lincoln shows off the Globemaster’s roomy cargo area, one of many military-specific design features.' /> <br /> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:34:33 GMT Staff Sgt. Eric Hamilton http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444216/alaskas-newest-airlifter-globemaster-iii-arrives/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444217/its-history-behind-the-display-case/ Telling whether something is trivial or truly historical is a matter of judgement. Does the item<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Mar/26/2000640062/82/55/0/071231-F-3927B-001.JPG' alt='From October 2006 through December 2006, this exhibit at the Anchorage Readiness Center on Ft. Richardson highlighted an inspection of the 176WG, and a deployment of the 144AS. Photo by MSgt. Robert M. Braley, Jr.' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:40:25 GMT Staff Sgt. Eric Hamilton http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444217/its-history-behind-the-display-case/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444218/braley-puts-history-in-perspective/ There are many considerations in moving the 176th Wing from Kulis to Elmendorf AFB. For MSgt. Robert<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Mar/26/2000640075/82/55/0/080326-F-3927M-001.JPG' alt='MSgt. Leif Strand guides an F-86 fighter aircraft aircraft into its permanent home on a pedestal near the entrance to Kulis ANG Base. An ongoing project led by CMSgt. (ret.) Jim Herrick has attempted to find and restore one example of each of the different aircraft flown by the Alaska Air National Guard. The F-86 was the second such aircraft to be permanently mounted; a C-123 cargo aircraft was the first. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Marc Maxwell.' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:30:09 GMT Staff Sgt. Eric Hamilton http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444218/braley-puts-history-in-perspective/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444219/guard-celebrates-stocking-stuffing-spouse/ Longtime unit family support group volunteer Colette M. Moring was surprised to learn that the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2008/Mar/26/2000640105/82/55/0/071201-F-3927B-003.JPG' alt='A standing ovation. After having been presented with tokens of gratitude from First Sergeant Barbara Jackson and commanders Lt. Col. Andrew Mamrol and Lt. Col. Mark Hedlund, volunteer Colette M. Moring gets a standing ovation from those present as she shares a hug with Jackson. The December ceremony recognized Moring’s many efforts supporting Alaska’s deployed Guard members.' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:38:24 GMT Staff Sgt. Eric Hamilton Photos by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444219/guard-celebrates-stocking-stuffing-spouse/ http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444220/q-a-with-col-chuck-foster/ With one of the most eventful years in 176th Wing history behind us, the Air Guardian asked Wing<br/> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:30:07 GMT Air Guardian staff http://www.176wg.ang.af.mil/Media/Features/Display/Article/444220/q-a-with-col-chuck-foster/