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June 11, 2014
1,500+ Airmen and Soldiers conduct mass airfield seizure exercise in Alaska

The office bustled with olive green jumpsuits, the smell of pizza and a dozen conversations dropping terms such as "sorties" and "objective." At the white board near a high table covered in maps, a 6-foot-plus commander in a flight suit bearing the 144 Airlift Squadron patch scribbled information
June 11, 2014
176 Medical Group chief retires

Chief Master Sgt. Jacquelyn Quattlebaum, superintendent of the 176 Medical Group, celebrates her retirement at a ceremony here June 10, 2014. Quattlebaum began her career in 1992 as an Army National Guard dental technician. Yesterday she was recognized for her 22 years of military service.
June 6, 2014
Alaska Air Guardsmen wrap up work in Australia: Thirty-four citizen-Airmen return from building a radar facility in remote Western Australia

Thirty-four members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing wrapped up three weeks' worth of work today at this remote military base in Western Australia. Thirty-one of the 34 deployers were from the wing's 176 Civil Engineer Squadron, with the few support personnel making up the remainder.
May 24, 2014
Alaska Air Guardsmen deploy to Horn of Africa for four months

About 25 pararescuemen and support personnel from the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Operations Group and 168th Security Forces Squadron deployed from here last night to the Africa Command area of operations, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Guardsmen's main mission will be personnel
May 23, 2014
176 Wing holds safety day

Air guardsmen of the 176 Wing took time aside for a Safety Day here May 23, discussing safety problems and solutions to ensure mission success. The 176 Wing Safety Day was a part of an Air National Guard directive to brief guardsmen on current trends, such as texting and driving and ways to avoid
May 14, 2014
176 Civil Engineer Squadron welcomes new leader

Alaska Air National Guard's civil engineer squadron receives their newest squadron commander here April 13 as they hail a farewell to their previous commander of seventeen years.It was a bittersweet moment for all parties, and Lt. Col. Ed Soto, the 176 Civil Engineer Squadron's departing commander,
May 12, 2014
Alaska Guardsmen participate in WWII veterans' Honor Flight program with Alaska Airlines

About 45 Guardsmen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing assisted nearly 50 World War II veterans at the Ted Stevens International Airport in preparation for their May 6 flight to Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network program.The veterans, who hail from across Alaska,
May 9, 2014
176 Wing hosts 2014 award ceremony

Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing members assembled for an annual award ceremony here May 3, presenting several members with wing-specific awards.The recipients were chosen based on the members' activities and performance from January to December of last year."I know how important the military
May 6, 2014
Alaska Air Guard members get to work in Australia: U.S. Space Command to save $20-$30 million by tapping Guard expertise

Thirty-four men and women of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing began work today on a space radar installation at this remote base on the far western tip of Australia.For the next two weeks the Guard members will help prepare the facility to receive and install more than 75 tons of
May 6, 2014
Alaska National Guard holds day for sexual assault prevention and response dialogue

Both the Alaska Air and Army National Guard spent half a work day here April 24 to discuss issues and statistics of sexual assault in the Alaska National Guard.The stand down awareness day was held to generate awareness of sexual assault prevention and response as April is Sexual Assault Prevention