Photo by Pfc. Brandon Vasquez | 11th Airborne Division | 04.20.2024
An aviator from 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment (Sugar Bears), glances towards the camera in the doorway of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook above Kahiltna Glacier in Denali National Park April 24, 2024. After 43 years of the aviation unit delivering vital equipment consisting of food, camp materials and mountaineering equipment, the "Sugar Bears" are expanding their operation to include the......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
The Eldridge Glacier recovery team members board an Alaska National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. Due to the hazardous terrain and extreme weather the site is only accessible via helicopter by personnel trained in glacier survival, travel and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
An Alaska National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter lands to pick up recovery team members from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and Alaskan Command at Eldridge Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. Due to the hazardous terrain and extreme weather the site is only accessible via helicopter by personnel trained in glacier survival, travel and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations recovery team members aboard an Alaska National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter fly out of Denali National Park at Eldridge Glacier, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. The recovery effort included personnel from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, U.S. Army Alaska, 673rd Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing and Detachment 1, 66th......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
The search and recovery team poses for a photo at Eldridge Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. The recovery efforts included personnel from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, U.S. Army Alaska, 673rd Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing and Detachment 1, 66th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
Recovery team members reposition equipment for pick up at Eldridge Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3,2023. The recovery effort included personnel from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, U.S. Army Alaska, 673rd Air Base Wing, 3rd Wing and Detachment 1, 66th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
Col. Chip W. Hollinger, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander, and Maj. Monica Hottle, AFMAO Plans and Programs Division chief, investigate debris found at Eldridge Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. AFMAO is the lead for mortuary matters for current and past conflicts as well operational losses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson | Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force | 08.03.2023
Search and recovery team members from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and Alaskan Command hike between debris fields at Eldridge Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2023. The team was conducting a search and recovery mission for aircraft debris, personal effects and the remains of service members who were aboard a C-119 that crashed on Mount Silverthrone Nov. 7, 1952 in the......
