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  • Alaska air guardsmen provide medical care to Hawaiians

    Forty-five Alaska military personnel from Air and Army Guard and active-duty Air Force are running medical clinics for medically-underserved Hawaiians on the islands of Lanai, Molokai and Maui as part of a two-week Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project June 4 to 12.The group is providing care

  • 176 Wing commander promoted to brigadier general

    The commander of the 176 Wing was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony at the Frontier Theatre here today.Brig. Gen. Donald S. Wenke has led the 176 Wing since September 2011. Before assuming command in 2011, Wenke served as the organization's vice commander. A former fighter,

  • Alaska Air Guard transfers three C-130s, retains one unfunded

    The Alaska Air National Guard transferred three cargo planes to the Ohio Air National Guard on May 23.Per National Guard Bureau mandate, the 176 Wing is reducing its inventory of C-130 cargo planes from 12 to eight.To meet this requirement, two aircraft went to their new home with the Ohio Air

  • 176 Logistics Readiness Squadron changes command

    The 176 Logistics Readiness Squadron changed leadership here May 18.Lt. Col. Keolani "K O" Bailey accepted command after Lt. Col. John Harrington relinquished it. Harrington had been commander the past seven years. He took the squadron through a few inspections, manning reductions and the move from

  • Silver Star, six Bronze Stars presented to Alaska Air National Guardsmen

    One Silver Star Medal and six Bronze Star Medals were handed out here May 18 to men of valor from the Alaska Air National Guard's 212 Rescue Squadron.One of the five Alaska Guardsmen, Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, received the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for his actions on three separate

  • Alaska air guardsmen join spring cleaning efforts

    176 Wing air guardsmen of all ranks combed the grounds for litter around their workplaces May 6 to 10 as part of the base's Spring Cleanup, combining efforts with Anchorage's citywide cleanup week.Part of the National Guard culture is pride and ownership."We do this because it's a reflection of us,"

  • 176 Wing engineers and service personnel train in South

    Forty-eight engineers and services air guardsmen from the 176 and 168th Wing trained with 127 others from the Guard, Active Duty and Reserve at one of the Air Force's premier exercise sites in February at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.Air guardsmen trained in conditions mimicking a deployed

  • Alaska Air National Guard maintenance squadron celebrates new chiefs

    176 Maintenance Squadron gained two new chiefs at back-to-back promotion ceremonies here Feb. 9. Chief Master Sgt. Dave Rodkey served 27 years, and Chief Master Sgt. Karl Howard served 23 years prior to receiving the highest rank in the enlisted force structure."This is what we're looking for," said

  • 176 Medical Group gains new leader as former commander retires

    Alaska Air National Guard's medical group members welcomed their new commander and bid farewell to their retiring commander here Jan. 12, 2013.Lt. Col. Sharolyn Lange, commander of the medical group, prepared for her new opportunity following the mentorship of newly-retired Col. Ronald Kichura.The