Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 176th Wing conducted the medevac of a patient in Seldovia, Southcentral Alaska, January 12, 2026. In response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers the Alaska Rescue Leer másAlaska Air Guard HH-60G conduct a medevac in Seldovia[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Daniel Bellerive, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew and Guardian Angel pararescuemen conducted the rescue of two survivors involved in a plane crash near Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park. October 19, 2025. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) opened the Leer másAlaska Air Guard HH-60G rescue 2 from plane crash near Ruth Glacier[…]
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska. – The SEOC, AKOM and multiple state and volunteer agencies continue coordinated response operations following the Alaska’s West Coast Storm late last week, causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and community displacement across the region. [State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM)]. Mark Leer másAKOM and partners expand support for Alaska west coast storm[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing HC-130J Combat King II aircrew and Guardian Angel PJs conducted the medevac of a man with a traumatic hand injury at Eareckson Air Station in the Aleutian Islands, October 9, 2025. This rescue Leer másAn Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J medevac man in the Aleutian Islands[…]
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) aircrews, with the 176th Wing, conducted in 24 hours the rescue of 5 individuals in three incidents spanning over 550 nautical miles across Alaska, September 15, 2025. Monday morning, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) opened a mission Leer másAlaska Air National Guard conducts 3 rescue missions in 24 hours[…]
Story by Alejandro Pena, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) UH-60L Black Hawk aircrews with the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducted the rescue of four survivors from two separate plane crashes across Alaska in September 5, and September 8, respectively. On Friday, September 5, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center Leer másAlaska Army National Guard UH-60L rescue 4 from 2 plane crashes[…]
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a pilot from a plane crash approximately 115 nautical miles northeast of Anchorage. September 10, 2025. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) opened a mission in Leer másAlaska Air Guard HH-60G crew rescue a pilot from a plane crash near Anchorage[…]
Story by Seth LaCount , Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of three rafters after their raft flipped over on the Kichatna River. August 28, 2025. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) opened the mission in response to a Leer másAlaska Air Guard HH-60G rescue three rafters on Kichatna River[…]
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew from 176th Wing conducted the rescue of a hiker with a facial laceration approximately 40 nautical miles northeast of Anchorage in the vicinity of Knik Glacier. August 25, 2025. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue hiker near Knik Glacier[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) Soldiers assigned to G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducted two separate rescue missions of hunters with leg injuries at the start of the Alaska sheep hunting season. Both rescues launched from JBER using an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Leer másAn AKARNG HH-60M crew rescue two hunters in Alaska on Sunday[…]