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  • Alaska Air National Guard rescue choppers train in Nevada desert for first time

    Approximately 50 Alaska Air Guardsmen from the 176th Operations Group and 176th Maintenance Group returned Feb. 16 from Red Flag 16-1 hosted on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.This was the first time the 176th OG's 210th Rescue Squadron and two of their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters participated in this combat training exercise, held Jan. 25 to Feb. 12
  • Guardian Angels from the 304th and 308th Rescue Squadrons jumped from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 249th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, over the Atlantic Ocean near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 14 during a simulated astronaut rescue mission. The 249th AS worked with NASA, the 920th Rescue Wing, the 45th Space Wing and Detachment 3 of the 45th Operations Group to develop tactics, training and procedures to quickly and safely recover astronauts in the event they would need to abort their spacecraft. (Courtesy photo by Senior Airman Zac Heinen)

    Arctic Terns fly south for winter

    The Arctic tern is a seabird native to both Arctic and subarctic regions. Of its many traits, the tern is known for its long-range migratory patterns. Here, there is another flock of terns that frequent the skies -- the 249th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard, and this year, they migrated south on board their C-17 Globemaster III
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Thirteen Alaska Air Guard defenders from the 176th Security Forces Squadron meet loved ones at Ted Stevens International Airport on Jan. 22, 2016. The group was returning from a six-month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt Laurel Foster/ Released)

    176th Security Forces Squadron defenders come home from six-month deployment

    Thirteen security forces defenders from the 176th Security Forces Squadron returned to Alaska on Jan. 22 after a six-month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.During the defenders' stint attached to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, about 65 percent of the positions were manned by Guardsmen from across the
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Master Sgt. Bonnie Gardino, utilities supervisor for the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, gets a welcome home hug from former 176th CES member George Waters at the Ted Stevens International Airport here Jan. 13, 2016. Gardino was one of several 176th CES members returning from a six-month deployment in the Middle East. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan/released)

    176th Civil Engineer Squadron returns from six-month deployment to Middle East

    Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Civil Engineer Squadron returned to Alaska from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Jan. 13.Approximately 25 Guardsmen deployed with the 176th CES to support U.S. Central Command with minor construction projects in their area of operations, according to
  • ST. MARY'S, Alaska -- Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus wave as they exit an Alaska Air National Guard C-130 here Dec. 5, 2015. The Clauses were here as part of Operation Santa Claus, a nonprofit organization partnered with the Alaska National Guard to collect toys, school supplies and food staples and deliver them to school children in Alaska's remote communities. This mission was the second and final Op Santa mission of 2015. St. Mary's was the site of the original Operation Santa Claus in 1957. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan/ Released)

    Operation Santa Claus returns to its origins

    There's something indispensable about returning to your roots, like an intrinsic yearning that needs to be filled. And who knows yearning better than children awaiting Christmas?Operation Santa Claus answered that calling when its volunteers and partners delivered gifts, fresh fruit, school supplies and Santa Claus to more than 250 children in St.
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 50 airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing joined approximately 200 other military members to represent actively-serving veterans in Anchorage's first-ever Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 7, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla/ Released)

    Alaska Air Guardsmen celebrate service in Anchorage's first-ever Veterans Day Parade

    More than 50 Guardsmen of the 176th Wing joined current and former military members in Anchorage's first Veterans Day Parade downtown on Nov. 7.There were approximately 250 active service members participating in the parade, according to Art Bell, a member of the Anchorage Veterans Day Parade Committee.This has been the largest group of actively
  • A C-17 Globemaster from Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron airdrops a Guardian Angel rescue team from Alaska ANG’s 212th Rescue Squadron and palletized rescue craft Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. Members from the 212th RQS conducted long range search and rescue training, which entailed an approximately 12-hour flight to deliver rescue capabilities across the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

    176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

    Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conducted a long-range search and rescue training exercise with Airmen here from the 31st Rescue Squadron Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base.A 212th RQS guardian angel rescue team was delivered across the Pacific Ocean on a nearly 12-hour,
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Children in Savoonga, Alaska, greet Santa Claus as he emerges from a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Oct. 16, during this year's Operation Santa mission. This year marks the 59th year of the program, which serves to bring Christmas to underserved, remote villages across Alaska each year. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton)

    Christmas came early for one Alaska village

    Winter has not yet covered the endless Alaskan landscape with its seasonal coat of sugary snow. Despite this, Santa's helpers have been busy. So busy, in fact, that they were able to celebrate Christmas early in one remote village on a small island in the Bering Sea.Already, the low mumbles of disdain can be heard in shopping centers at the
  • JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Nine Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron connected with more than 20 World War II and Korean War veterans, assisting them at Ted Stevens International Airport on Oct. 13, 2015. The Alaska veterans were participants of the Last Frontier Honor Flight, an organization taking them to Washington, D.C., to see for the first time the monuments erected there to honor those who served during those conflicts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla/ Released)

    Alaska Guardsmen escort WWII and Korean War vets to Honor Flight

    Nine Airmen of the Alaska Air Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron touched living history - more than 20 World War II and Korean War veterans - as they assisted them at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Oct. 13 for their honor flight to Washington, D.C.The veterans from various Alaska cities and villages will visit the nation's capital,
  • Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu, a combat rescue officer with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, recieves his unit's command flag from Lt. Col. Tom Bolin, commander of the 176th Operations Group, in a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 27, 2015. A veteran of multiple deployments, Komatsu had been serving as the squadron's director of operations. National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan.

    Komatsu takes command of 212 RQS

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu assumed command of the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron in a ceremony at the Guard's pararescue facility here Aug. 27.A combat rescue officer, Komatsu previously served as the squadron's director of operations. He has been a member of the Alaska Air National Guard
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