Soundbite: Jenni Ragland, a service extension and disaster services director with The Salvation Army
Description: Alaska National Guardsmen and The Salvation Army joined forces to transfer boxes filled with children’s gifts from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nov. 28, 2023, as part of Operation Santa Claus. Santa, Mrs. Claus and their helper elves will continue their journey to Golovin and Koyuk later in the season via an Army Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter loaded with all the gifts. Operation Santa Claus is the AKNG’s yearly community outreach program that provides gifts and Christmas cheer to children in remote communities across the state. (Alaska National...
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard rescued two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass Aug. 16.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center asked the Guard for assistance after receiving a call from a good Samaritan aviator who spotted the hunters’ downed aircraft while flying in the vicinity. The RCC confirmed the incident after one of the hunters contacted the RCC via an InReach...
The Alaska Army National Guard conducted a rescue of two hunters 15 miles north of Chakachamna Lake near Merrill Pass, August 16, 2023, after receiving the mission request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.
The first call for assistance came to the AKRCC from a good Samaritan aviator who spotted the hunters’ downed aircraft while flying in the vicinity. The RCC opened an investigation and confirmed the incident after one of the...
More than 40 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group (RSG) are participating in Pershing Strike 23 and its associated Mobilization Exercise (MOBEX) Level II at Fort Riley, Kansas July 7 – Aug. 4, 2023.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army Guardsmen from across the state and several supporting states came together to plan, promote, and execute one of the biggest annual events in the Army National Guard: The National Best Warrior Competition. The competition was held from July 9-13, 2023, at several locations across Alaska.
The annual event rotates to a different location each year, giving a new state an opportunity to...