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  • Arctic rescue Pavehawk-style

    The rescue squadrons here participate in training missions five days a week, day or night and in temperatures often below freezing. "Our primary rescue mission is to rescue a fighter pilot if he ever had to eject from his aircraft," explained Lt. Col. Rick Watson, an HH-60G Pavehawk evaluator pilot

  • Pararescuer performs tandem jump

    Airmen from a Kulis Air National Guard unit participated in a tandem jump at Malamute drop zone on Fort Richardson Oct. 21, 2009. Senior Airman Don Lacy, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 176 Operations Support Flight, was strapped to 1st Lt. John Romspert, a combat rescue officer with

  • Katkus named adjutant general and Alaska DMVA commissioner

    Governor Sean Parnell today named Brig. Gen. Thomas Katkus as adjutant general of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The adjutant general serves as commander of the Alaska National Guard and oversees the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

  • Celebration and Info Fair for women veterans, Nov. 8 & 9

    On Nov. 8 and 9, two events in Anchorage will honor women veterans of all military services.Nov. 8: Celebration of Alaska's Women VeteransEvent will include documentary screening and discussion of women veterans' issuesBrig. General Deborah McManus, commander of the Alaska Air National Guard, will

  • Volunteers build Yukla widow better home

    A group of volunteers have gotten together to aid in the repairs to the home of Tech. Sgt. Mary Bramer and her two sons Michel and Timothy. Bramer is a widow of a U.S. servicemember who passed away in the Yukla 27 crash of 1995. Tech. Sgt. Mark Bramer, flight engineer on the Yukla 27, passed away

  • Coast Guard assists Air National Guard in Bering Strait Rescue

    The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the Alaska Air National Guard with the rescue of a Norwegian kayaker in the Bering Strait Wednesday. The Coast Guard Command Center in Juneau received a call at 9 p.m. Tuesday from the Alaska State Troopers reporting Audun Nordhus, a 49-year-old man, in distress 10

  • Wing commander promoted to brigadier general

    Charles E. "Chuck" Foster Jr., commander of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing, was promoted from colonel to brigadier general before a packed house at a ceremony here Dec. 18. The ceremony -- during which he received his general's star insignia and flag -- was officiated by Brig. Gen.

  • Air Guard looks to Mat-Su

    Do you know someone who needs: A meaningful part-time job? Help paying for education? Some of the best job training in the country? Real work and leadership experience? The opportunity to travel? To network and make connections? To be part of something bigger than

  • Operation Santa Claus stops in Kivalina with visit from Gov. Sarah Palin

    A successful Operation Santa Claus 2008 season neared its end Dec. 6, after a warm visit in the gracious village of Kivalina, with holiday joy and a surprise visit from Gov. Sarah Palin and other distinguished guests. Kivalina, in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough, was the second-to-last city on