Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 07.01.2025
BETHEL, Alaska —Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion, rescued a family of six June 30, near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to an Alaska State Troopers request for assistance when the family’s boat became stuck on a sandbar in the river. The AKARNG accepted the mission and......
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.02.2025
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued an injured skier, March 27, in the Tordrillo Mountains at the base of Mount Torbert located 10 miles north of Mount Spurr....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 08.20.2024
Twenty members of the National Guard All Guard Marathon Team visited the 49th state, Aug. 15-19, 2024, to compete in the Anchorage Runfest and promote the team’s program as part of an effort to boost recruiting across the state....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.24.2024
On a sunny, spring morning in Anchorage, more than 100 students from Orion and Aurora Elementary Schools visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Camp Denali for the Alaska National Guard’s first annual Earth Day event, April 22, 2024....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.23.2024
Members of the Alaska State Defense Force assisted their local Mat-Su area community by volunteering at the Arctic Winter Games March 10-16, 2024....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.09.2024
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Approximately 26 students from the Kusilvak Career Academy toured Alaska Air National Guard facilities on Thursday, April 5, 2024. The tour was an effort between the AKANG and the academy to present opportunities for high school students to explore the day-to-day aspects of military life and learn how a military career could benefit them....
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.08.2024
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —Matsu Valley area senior from Reddington High School, Justus Spaulding, 17, was born into a family tradition of service. His childhood was molded by the example his parents set for him in their time in uniform, and from a young age, he was actively involved in Guard programs that provided opportunities for him to serve others too. Fittingly,......
Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 03.15.2024
BETHEL, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard’s Bethel Readiness Center was dedicated to Maj. Robert Joseph Hoffman on March 15, 2024. Hoffman was joined by his loved ones, community members and fellow servicemembers in a celebration of his character and selfless leadership throughout his military career....