Story by Staff Sgt. Balinda ONeal | 134th Public Affairs Detachment | 04.03.2016
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —The state of Alaska held an emergency response exercise in communities throughout the state March 31 – April 2. Nearly 150 Airmen and Soldiers from the Alaska National Guard and members of the Alaska State Defense Force teamed up with other members of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs during Alaska Shield 2016....
Courtesy Story | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | 05.29.2011
Concealed by thick smoke, seven men in black fatigues crept silently across a shell-littered field, aligning themselves one-by-one against the gate of a bullet riddled house. The lead man lifted a gloved hand into the air and clutched his fist tightly, holding the squad in place. He peaked through a hole in the gate to view the door and signaled his team forward with a hand gesture....