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176th Wing delivers rescue capabilities across Pacific

Kadena Air Base, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Harding, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, performs a military free fall from a C-17 Globemaster from the 249th Airlift Squadron Oct. 31, 2015, near the coast of White Beach Naval Base, Japan. The aircraft airdropped an Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel rescue team along with two rescue crafts to conduct a long range search and rescue exercise. The C-17 also delivered an HH-60 Pave Hawk along with a maintenance crew to extract the team if needed. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ivan Chatham/Released)
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Alaska Air Guardsmen celebrate service in Anchorage’s first-ever Veterans Day Parade

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

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)
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176th Wing vice commander, Oct 2015

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Official photo of Lt.Col. Scott Coniglio, vice commander of the 176th Wing as of October 2015
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176th Wing vice commander, Oct 2015

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Official photo of Lt.Col. Scott Coniglio, vice commander of the 176th Wing as of October 2015
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Christmas came early for one Alaska village

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)
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Christmas came early for one Alaska village

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)
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Alaska Air Guardsmen assist WWII and Korean veterans to Honor Flight

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)
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Alaska Air Guardsmen assist WWII and Korean veterans to Honor Flight

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)
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Pacific Airlift Rally leaves Alaska and lessons

Capt. Herbert Gladwill, a logistics officer with the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, assists a participant of Pacific Airlift Rally 2015 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 26. This is a biennial, military airlift symposium sponsored by Pacific Air Forces for nations of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The 2015 rally was hosted by the Alaska Air Guard's 176th Wing Aug. 24 to 28. PAR 15 uses a Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Relief scenario to provide participants an opportunity to cooperate, interact and advance airlift topics specific to the region. (U.S. National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt N. Alicia Halla/ Released)
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Pacific Airlift Rally leaves Alaska and lessons

Participants and support personnel of Pacific Airlift Rally 2015 watch as Alaska Army Guardsmen jump from an active-duty C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27. The personnel drop was part of a demonstration of disaster relief capabilities, a manifestation of the logistical plans made in the command post exercise portion of PAR. PAR is a biennial, military airlift symposium sponsored by Pacific Air Forces for nations of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The 2015 rally was hosted by the Alaska Air Guard's 176th Wing Aug. 24 to 28. (U.S. National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt N. Alicia Halla/ Released)
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Pacific Airlift Rally leaves Alaska and lessons

A C-17 Globemaster III, flown by the 249th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, drops a HMMWV vehicle fitted with a parachute system out the back of the aircraft over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27, during Pacific Airlift Rally. PAR 15 is a biennial, military aircraft symposium sponsored by Pacific Air Forces for nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This year’s PAR was co-hosted by the Alaska Air National Guard, 176th Wing. The exercise uses a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief scenario to provide participating nations the opportunity to cooperate, interact and advance airlift topics specific to the region. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)
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212RQS

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's elite 212th Rescue Squadron pose for a group photo after a change-of-command ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Aug. 27, 2015. National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan.
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KOMATSU

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.
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Fire Emergency Services practiced fire suppression techniques alongside counterparts from Palmer and Chugiak fire departments here Aug. 16, 2015. Many of the Air Guardsmen work as either fulltime or volunteer employees of fire departments in Alaska, and training with their counterparts in a combined environment helped further develop their knowledge base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the U.S. Air Force Reserves' 477th Sustainment Services Flight and Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Force Support Flight – Services operated a field kitchen for fellow Airmen during exercise Polar Guard 15-1 here Aug. 16, 2015. The Airmen prepared several meals for the participants of the exercise over the course of the four-day training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron practice operating a skid steer here Aug. 16, 2015, during the Polar Guard 15-1 exercise. Skills like this are a part of both their wartime mission and the state mission of urban search and rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt N. Alicia Halla/ Released)
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Josef Lenz (left) and Staff Sgt. Steven Ellis (right), members of the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron - Air Terminal Operations, recover a deployed cargo parachute after an airdrop at Malamute Drop Zone here, Aug. 16, 2015. Members of the 176th Mission Support Group from approximately 20 different job specialties trained in their wartime mission skills during the four-day Polar Guard 15-1 exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. John Callahan/ Released.)
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Security Forces Squadron conducted force-on-force training during exercise Polar Guard 15-1 on here Aug. 16, 2015. Training with the security forces personnel were members of the 176th Wing Student Flight and 176th Civil Engineer Squadron. The training was designed to teach the participants proper tactics and techniques on how to patrol and react to contact in a combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)
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Most diverse Alaska Air Guard group trains collectively

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Senior Amn. Justin Becker, a radio technician with the 176th Communications Flight, connects a hand mic to radio transmission equipment here Aug. 16, 2015, during the Polar Guard 15-1 exercise. Members of the 176th Mission Support Group from approximately 20 different job specialties train in their wartime mission skills during the four-day training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt N. Alicia Halla/ Released)
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