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  • TOGIAK, Alaska -- Cassadee Mooore, 3, beams up at Santa in the school gymnasium here Nov. 15, 2016. The Clauses were here as part of Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard-led program that delivers toys, school supplies and other gifts to children in Alaska's remote villages. Air National Guard photo by Maj. John Callahan.

    Alaska National Guard "elves" visit Togiak

    In a rare daytime appearance, Santa and about 50 of his elves - including Alaska Governor Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker - came early this year to visit Christmas cheer upon the schoolchildren of this remote village in Southwest Alaska.The early visit was made possible by the Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa Claus, now in its 60th
  • Maj. Daniel Nigolian assumed command of the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron at a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 15, 2016. In June of 2016, Nigolian joined the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, from active duty service. The 176th LRS, a component of the 176th Mission Support Group, is divided into six sections — transportation, distribution, management and systems, fuels management, logistics plans, and ariel port. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

    Logistics squadron members celebrate assumption of command

    Maj. Daniel Nigolian assumed command of the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron at a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sep. 15, 2016.Commissioned in 2001 after earning his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Nigolian's first assignment was with the 728th Air Mobility Squadron based out of Incirlik
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Kass Larson officially takes command of the 176th Wing's 176th Civil Engineer in a ceremony here Sep. 24, 2016. Lt. Col. Kass Larson came to the wing from the National Guard Bureau, bringing with him years of high-dollar project management and leadership experience. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alicia N. Halla/ Released)

    Alaska Air Guard civil engineer personnel receive new commander

    The members of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron welcomed their new commander at an assumption of command ceremony here Sep. 24.Lt. Col. Kass Larson came to the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing from the National Guard Bureau, bringing with him years of high-dollar project management and leadership experience."It's an honor to be here today,"
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Sequoya Joseph, a personnelist with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Force Support Flight, is pictured at the Anchorage Museum here Sept. 14, 2016, with Home Depot Alaska District Human Resources Manager Patty St. John and Jake Bainbridge, a therapy dog coordinator with Midnight Sun Service Dogs. Joseph was at the museum to honored for her service. More than 50 volunteers came together to renovate Sgt. Joseph's condominium. The event was the result of a partnership between Home Depot's annual Celebration of Service Campaign and the non-profit That Others May Live Foundation. National Guard photo by Maj. John Callahan.

    Volunteers come together to renovate wing member's home

    About 50 volunteers from the Alaska district of a national hardware chain came together Sept. 14 to renovate the home of Staff Sgt. Sequoya Joseph, a personnelist with the 176th Force Support Flight.The event was the result of a partnership between Home Depot's annual Celebration of Service Campaign and the non-profit "That Others May Live"
  • A volunteer role-playing as a casualty has makeup applied to simulate an injury during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 23. Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Northern Command sponsored exercise which focuses on multinational search and rescue readiness to respond to a mass rescue operation requirement in the Arctic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt, Edward Eagerton/released)

    Preparing for the worst through practice: Exercise Arctic Chinook 2016

    More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, state and local agencies, tribal organizations and Royal Canadian Air Force participated in Exercise Arctic Chinook, a joint USCG and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved list of Arctic Council Chairmanship
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Wing members and their families celebrate Wing Family Day 2016 at Bryant Army Airfield here Aug. 6. Family Day is an annual celebration providing family members and guests the opportunity to come to base and observe military demonstrations in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

    176th Wing conducts capabilities exercise, celebrates family day

    The Alaska Air Guard's 176th Wing members gathered at Bryant Army Air Field here for a their annual family day Saturday, Aug. 6, enjoying hands-on activities, displays, a dunk tank and a capabilities exercise (CAPEX), among other things.This particular CAPEX was intended to show wing members and their families what they contribute to and how it
  • Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, participate in a mass-casualty exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 20, 2016. The scenario-based exercise involved security forces personnel who were conducting a patrol, when opposition forces ambushed their patrol, causing multiple casualties.

    Air Guardsmen conduct mass-casualty training on JBER

    Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, participated in a mass-casualty exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 20, 2016.The scenario-based exercise involved
  • Command Chief Master Sgt. David Garganta, senior enlisted leader of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, holds the unit guidon while Col. Blake Gettys and Col. Steven deMilliano sit during a change-of-command ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12. Gettys, who served as the 176th Wing’s commander since 2014, relinquished control of the wing to deMilliano during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

    Col. Steven deMilliano takes command of the 176th Wing

    Col. Steven deMilliano took command of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard during a change-of-command ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 12.During the ceremony, outgoing commander Col. Blake Gettys, relinquished control to deMilliano after serving as the 176th Wing's commander since 2014."You are the right man for the
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 100 Alaska Air Guard members from the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Maintenance Group and support units returned here July 5 and 6, 2016, from a four-month deployment in Kuwait in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Their focus was to support the C-130H Hercules tactical-airlift mission. Due to a proposal at the national level to divest the 176th Wing of its C-130H aircraft, this may be the last deployment for the 144th Airlift Squadron in its current form. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla/Released)

    More than 100 Alaska Air Guard operators, maintainers return from possible last C-130 deployment

    More than 100 of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing members returned from a four-month deployment in Kuwait last week in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.Their focus was to support the C-130H "Hercules" tactical-airlift mission, contributing to the operation aimed at militarily defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
  • Staff Sgt. Micah McDonald, a air surveillance technician with the 176th Air Defense Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, evaluates radar data during exercise Fencing Rice on JBER, June 14, 2016. Fencing Rice is a local exercise designed to test the unit’s Air Defense response. The 176 ADS employs surveillance, identification, weapons control and data links in support of the Alaskan NORAD region’s 24/7/365 mission to watch and protect the skies over 1.3 million square miles of Alaskan airspace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

    Alaska Air Guardsmen test responses in surveillance over skies

    176th Air Defense Squadron members participated in exercise Fencing Rice on JBER, a local exercise designed to test the unit's Air Defense response, June 14, 2016.The 176th ADS employs surveillance, identification, weapons control and data links in support of the Alaskan NORAD region's 24/7/365 mission to watch and protect the skies over 1.3
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