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AKANG Director of Operations Enlists Daughter

Col. Dave Lowell, director of operations for the Alaska Air National Guard, guides his daughter, Whitney Mandt, through the Oath of Enlistment here July 22. Lowell is retiring from military service in October. Mandt is enlisting in the Alaska Air National Guard as a member of the 176th Wing's Security Forces Squadron. An international studies student at UAA, she gave as her reasons for enlisting (a) the educational benefits and (b) the opportunity to fire grenade launchers. "She's got a lot of fire in her," Lowell said with a smile.

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HC-130 refueling HH-60

02 June 2001. Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska. A HH-60 from the 210th Rescue Squadron is refueled by a HC-130 from the 211th Rescue Squadron over the Malamute Drop Zone, Elmendorf, AFB during a capability exercise. Photo by: Paul D. Charron, SMSgt, AANG

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HH-60 in the dust

02 June 2001. A HH-60 from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis, Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska takes off from the Malamute Drop Zone, Elmendorf, AFB during a capability exercise. Photo by: Paul D. Charron, SMSgt, AANG

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Pararescueman

23 August 2007. SSgt Matt Schrader a pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard carries his parachuting gear to the designated rally point. In flight, behind him is a HH-60 from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard. Photo by: TSgt Shannon Oleson, AANG

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HH-60 in Flight

12 April 2007. A HH-60 from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Anchorage Alaska, flying over the Malamute Drop zone, Elmendorf AFB. Photo by: TSgt Shannon Oleson

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HC-130 in Flight

12 April 2007. A HC-130 in flight from the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, Anchorage Alaska. Photo by Shannon Oleson, TSgt, AANG

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Faces

18 June 2004. TSgt Charles Pasco from the 176th Security Forces Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, all geared up for the 176th Wing's 2004 Operational Readiness Inspection. Photo by SSgt Shannon Oleson, AANG

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Family Day

Air National Guard Base, Kulis, Anchorage, Alaska. The 176th Wing Family day celebration, 02 June 2002. MSgt Phillip Wilson, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, a family day volunteer, is demonstrating bow and arrow techniques to Marvin Wilson son SSgt Allen Wilson from the 176th Logistics Squadron. Photo by: SrA Shannon Oleson

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Faces

Air National Guard Base, Kulis, Anchorage, Alaska. The 176th Wing Family Day celebration, 02 June 2002. SrA Paul Jones from the 176th Security Forces Squadron all dressed up for the Family day celebration. Photo by SrA Shannon Oleson, AANG

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C-130 Airdrop

02 June 2001. A C-130 from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Kulis, Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska demonstrates an airdrop at the Malamute Drop Zone, Elmendorf, AFB during a capability exercise. Photo by: Paul D. Charron, SMSgt, AANG

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C-130 Airdrop

02 June 2001. A C-130 from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Kulis, Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska demonstrates an airdrop at the Malamute Drop Zone, Elmendorf, AFB during a capability exercise. Photo by: Paul D. Charron, SMSgt, AANG

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C-130 Airdrop

02 June 2001. A C-130 from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Kulis, Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska demonstrates an airdrop at the Malamute Drop Zone, Elmendorf, AFB during a capability exercise. Photo by: Paul D. Charron, SMSgt, AANG

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An Air National Guard C-130 taking off during an exercise in Alaska

05 August 2001: A C-130 from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Kulis, Air National Guard Base, Anchorage Alaska talking off from the Malamute Drop Zone, Emendorf, AFB during the Moose Shoot, an annual training exercise.

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Exothermic welding

TSgt. John Swearingin of the Alaska Air National Guard trains airmen from the Israeli Air Force on exothermic welding. Swearingin is from Kodiak, Alaska, and has been doing exothermic welding for nearly 15 years. Wearing the blue uniform is Israeli Lt. Col. Ronen Salomon, chief of research & technologies for the Israeli Air Force's Civil Engineering Division. He and the other Israeli airmen will use this information to train other airmen on the technology. Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow

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Sun shade

Capt. Kerrigan and MSgt. Jun Galvez, operations manager, help prepare the foundation for a sun shade, a dome to shelter Israeli Air Force F-16s from the desert heat. Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow

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Scorpion

The author (left), TSgt. Dave Brown, environmental craftsman, and TSgt. Lavonne Gardino, utilities craftsman, examine a scorpion found lurking under a rock.Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow

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A new runway

A mixed group of Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing and Israeli contractors for the Israeli Air Force work together on a new runway project at an airbase in Israel's Negev Desert. In just seven days, the Israeli-American crew laid more than 19 miles of communications conduit. Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow

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Deployment commander

Maj. Ed Soto (left), the deployment commander, studies a work site with Capt. Stephanie Kerrigan and TSgt. Robert Anderson. Photo by Master Sgt. Julia Barklow.

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Stringing copper wire

176 CES airmen TSgt. Tom Bradley, left, and SrA. Jason Hart string copper wire as part of a lightning protection system for a munitions bunker.

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