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  • JBER chaplains blitz flight line with candy canes

    Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard chaplains visited flight line workers Dec. 17-19 to hand out candy canes and good cheer.During a 60-hour operation called Candy Cane Blitz, the base chapel team and other helping agencies, such as the Airmen and Family Readiness Center and the 

  • 176 Wing welcomes new vice commander

    The 176 Wing officially received its newly-appointed vice commander, Col. Charles G. Stevenson, on Dec. 1, 2012.Stevenson was the mission support group commander at the wing's sister base, the 168th Air Refueling Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.He has served in the Alaska Air National Guard

  • Alaska National Guardsmen receive Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

    Three Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue Squadron were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Nov. 3 during a ceremony at the Talkeetna Theater on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Senior Master Sgt. Christopher "Doug" Widener, Master Sgt. Brandon Stuemke and Staff Sgt.

  • Alaska Air National Guardsmen receive bronze star medals

    Three Alaska National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing's 212 Rescue Squadron were awarded a bronze star medal each at a decoration ceremony here Oct. 13.Surrounded by the support and appreciation of friends and family, these men received their medals for an act of heroism or meritorious achievement in

  • Alaska Air National Guard 176 Wing vice commander retires

    Col. Robert A. K. Doehl, the vice commander of the Alaska Air Guard's 176 Wing, celebrated his retirement September 23 after 32 years of military service."Col. Doehl has been an honor to serve beside and there's no way I could've done it without him," said Col. Donald S. "Scott" Wenke, 176 wing

  • 144 Crew wins Moose Shoot competition

    A C-130 aircrew from the Alaska Air National Guard's 144 Airlift Squadron won the more-or-less-annual "Moose Shoot" airlift competition at the Malamute Drop Zone here Aug. 11, 2012. The winning aircrew consisted of aircraft commander Lt. Col. Rich Adams, co-pilot Maj. Patrick McBride, navigator Lt.

  • Military community participates in annual JBER Eco Challenge

    Individual and team competitors from the Air Force and Army, both guardsmen and active-duty members, and dependents took part in the JBER fitness centers' fifth annual four-part, multi-sport competition, July 20. The Eco Challenge's four events took place in the following order: running, biking,

  • Alaska Air National Guard member dies in fall

    A member of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron died July 5 of injuries sustained while on active duty in Baltimore, Md.Senior Airman Cameron Mixsooke, 26, of Kenai, was returning to Alaska following a six-month deployment in Kuwait. Witnesses reported seeing Mixsooke climb

  • Eight enlist at one time into Alaska Air Guard

    Eight new recruits enlisted en masse into the Alaska Air National Guard in front of the flag pole at the 176 Wing building here June 19.Col. Donald S. Wenke, commander of the 176 Wing, swore the group in."I'm not surprised there are that many people wanting to join such a great organization as the

  • 176 Civil Engineer Air Guardsmen return from deployment in Kuwait

    Eleven Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176 Civil Engineer Squadron are scheduled to return here June 14 following a six-month tour in Kuwait. The returning Alaska Guardsmen are 11 of about 25 civil engineers who deployed over the winter months and will arrive in two groups at Ted Stevens