Alaska National Guard Soldier Sgt. Calvin Hughes, a UH-60 Helicopter Repairer assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment executes a daily maintenance check of a UH-60 Blackhawk headed to More
Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment ensure their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is in working order before flying out of Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elme More
Paratroopers of the 1/143 Infantry (Airborne) exit a C-130 aircraft on Jonn Edmunds Drop Zone in Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., on June 8, 2015, during the Golden Coyote training exercise. Golden Coyote is a th More
U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 1-143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment jump into Jonn Edmunds Drop Zone at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., during the Golden Coyote training exercise. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, More
U.S. Soldier Pfc. Jeffery Harris, from Columbus, Ga., assigned to the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne)out of East Point, Ga., works on post production of imagery during Golden Coyote training exercise on More
U.S. Army Spc. Carter Parks of HHC Mortar Platoon 1st Battalion 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment performs mortar training at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., during Golden Coyote Exercise on June 9, 2015. Golden More
PV2 Summer Smith of the Forward Support Company 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment changes a tire on Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., during Golden Coyote Exercise on June 9, 2015. Golden Coyote is a three phase, s More
U.S. Army National Guard soldier Spc. Andrew Reinhardt, from Bastrop, Texas, of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment raises an OE-254 antenna on Camp Guerns More
U.S. Soldiers from HHC Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment conduct mortar training at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., during the Golden Coyote training exercise. The Golden Coyote exe More
U.S. Army Pfc. Roland Deleon, from San Antonio Texas., of 1st Battalion 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment takes notes while working in the S1 shop at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., during the Golden Coyote tra More
U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Perrin, from Houston, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment, cuts a wire while setting up communication during the Golden Coyote traini More
U.S. Army Pfc. Willis, from Austin, Texas, of HHC Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 143rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, preps a 60mm mortar round during the mortar training exercise at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., More
U.S. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to perform rotary wing insertions during the Golden Coyote training exercise on Camp Guern More
U.S. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment wait for two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to land to perform rotary wing insertions during the Golden Coyote training exercise More
U.S. Army National Guard unit 1st Battalion, 143rd (Airborne) Infantry Regiment, conducts annual training in area of operations during Golden Coyote training exercise on Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, Wyo., June 12, More
Staff Sgt. Cody Nelson, 168th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, explains how when Airmen learn better ways to accomplish things, with approval from 168th Quality Assurance, process can be changed to make More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 100 Alaska Air Guard members from the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Maintenance Group and support units returned here July 5 and 6, 2016, from a four-month d More
Guardsmen with the Alaska Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program participate in “The Zipper”, a trust exercise, while at the high ropes confidence courses at Camp Carroll, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar More
Eagle River Veterans of Foreign Wars members take their seats before the start of the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 11, 2017. The Dep More
Staff Sgt. Thomas Carl, an infantryman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, participates in the Kuskokwim 300 dogsled race in Bethel, Jan. 20, 2018.
Alaska National Guard Soldiers with the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment and 208th Construction Management Team run hoses through an icy river to suck up and use for an ice bridging exercise at Joint Base Elme More
An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III prepares to depart Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for exercise Arctic Eagle 2018 on Feb. 20, 2018. Arctic Eagle 18 is a statewide exercise involving national, More
Participants of Arctic Eagle 2018 partake in a four-day Command Post Exercise in the Joint Operations Center at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2018. Arctic More
Service members with the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team and Washington National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force work alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and local More
Sgt. 1st Class John Wimberly, the communications chief for 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, prepares communication equipment in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2018 in Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 23, More
Maritime Enforcement Specialist Anthony Layton, and Boat Engineer Alex Jurrens, both assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Station Valdez, prepare to board a vessel thought to be carrying radioactive material at the More
Guardsmen of Alaska's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment raise a hand made flag pole during Arctic Eagle 2018 at the Donnelly Training Area outside of Fort Greely, Alaska, March 2, 2018. The More
Alaska National Guard Sgt. Trent Marnell, 103rd Civil Support Team, participates in a ruck march for the 2019 Alaska Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept More
Retired Master Sgt. Don Frederick, a prior CATM instructor with the 176th Security Forces Squadron, awaits the unveiling of a new tail flash here Oct. 1, 2018 on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th More
Lt. Col. Michele Edwards assumes command of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment from Lt. Col. Robert Seymour during a change of command ceremony at the National Guard armory, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, Alaska National Guard adjutant general, discuss initial damage assessment and coordination with community and multi-agency response after the 7.0 earthquake More
A load master with the 211th Rescue Squadron and pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, scan for potential infrustracture damage and distressed individuals Nov. 30, 2018, in Southcentral Alas More
Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, conduct vehicle roll-over training using the Army's Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer on April 6 at Fort Wa More
Alaska Army National Guard Capt. Jill King leads Girl Scouts through an after-action review after completing an obstacle course at the Girl Scouts of Alaska Encampment event May 31 in Palmer, Alaska. The Alaska More
Recovery team members traverse Colony Glacier, Alaska, June 2019. The recovery team was searching for remains from a C-124 Globemaster II that crashed into Gannett Mountain, Alaska, on Nov. 22, 1952, while flyi More
Recovery team members traverse Colony Glacier, Alaska, June 2019. The recovery team was searching for remains from a C-124 Globemaster II that crashed into Gannet Mountain, Alaska, on Nov. 22, 1952, while flyin More
The commander of the Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team, Lt. Col. Richard Mohammadi, relinquishes command of the unit to the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Anthony Mortrud, at a change of command ce More
Alaska National Guardsmen wrap up their time at Basic Leader Course during a graduation ceremony at the National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson June 26, 2019. This latest iteration of BLC stude More
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crews from 1-207th Aviation operate in support of Department of Forestry crews to fight a wildfire at Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska July 4, 2019. (U.S. Army Nat More
Alaska Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation aircrew practices fire suppression support training using a Bambi water bucket in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 1 More
An Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation, flies to pick up Soldiers and Airmen participating in Exercise ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16. ORCA is a chemical, biolog More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, stand in formation in preparation for a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, July 17, 2019. The 1-297th IN assumed responsibility for t More
Alaska Army National Guard and active duty U.S. Army Soldiers Soldiers practice physical fitness training at Buckner Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the Master Fitness Trainer Cours More
Alaska Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Charles Lee Knowles, the Alaska Army National Guard Land Component commander, holds an Army Guard Town Hall meeting on the drill hall floor of the National Guard Armory on More
The Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, supports the McKinley Fire suppression mission Aug. 19, 2019, with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters dropped more than 1 More
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu, the incoming director of plans and strategy on the Alaska National Guard Joint Staff, promotes to colonel during a Sept. 4, 2019 promotion ceremony on Joint B More
Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, Adjutant General, Alaska National Guard, speaks to attendees of the Alaska Defense Forum 2019, Oct. 3, 2019, at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center, Fairbanks, Alaska. S More
The Alaska State Defense Force had a change of command ceremony at the Alaska National Guard armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, October 16, 2019, where Col. John James relinquished command to Col. Simon More
Alaska Army National Guard Chaplain Richard Koch delivers the invocation for the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the National Guard Armory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 11, 2019. The ceremony inc More
Alaska National Guard staff judge advocate, Maj. Javier Lopez, received a Bronze Star medal November 19, 2019 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for his service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May More
Members of the Alaska National Guard participate in Operation Santa Claus 2019 at the rural Alaskan village of Tuntutuliak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2019. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Guard annual commun More
Col. John Oberst, (second from left), director of staff for the Alaska Air National Guard, provides an update of the organization to Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, commander of U.S. Army Alaska. The Department of M More
Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Houser receives a Meritorious Service Medal during the Director’s Strength Maintenance and Awards Ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 15, 2020. This award rec More
Alaska Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. James Nyquist, 297th Infantry Battalion, participated in cold water immersion training organized by the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment at Gwen Lake on Joint Base More
Alaska Air National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Jill Prieto, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron prepares a worksite for a major drainage project during her deployment in Niger, Af More
Members of the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Aviation Regiment, led by Chief Warrant Officer Two Paul Gillquist, conduct hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in the winter, Feb. 20, 2020. Gill More
U.S. Soldiers with the Alaska Air National Guard assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, help navigate CH-47 Chinooks into a hangar at Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2020. The Alaska National Guard More
U.S. Air Force service members with the 212th Rescue Squadron, pack their parachutes after jumping out of a HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron in response to a simulated alert rescue c More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maddox, a Soldier with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, performs maintenance inspections on a CH-47 Chinook in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 on Feb. 26, 2020, More
U.S. Army Maj. Zachary Miller, pilot with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, prepares for takeoff in a CH-47 Chinook at Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 28, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The A More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, prepare CH-47 Chinooks at Deadhorse, Alaska to return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, More
In conjunction with the Department of Health and Social Services, Soldiers attached to the 38th Troop command, Joint Task Force, Army National Guard, unload vital gear recieved from the national stockpile at a More
Sgt. Daniel Pau, a Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard kisses his baby boy for the first time at Ted Steven Anchorage International Airport Apr. 4, 2020. Pau h More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers Sgt. Kekoa Maclovesramirez and Staff Sgt. Edward Jones, assigned to the AKARNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion slice cucumbers for pre-packed lunches in the kitchen at Bea More
Alaska National Guard Soldier Sgt. Esteban Rodriguez assigned to Joint Task Force Alaska carries construction cones around the perimeter of an expedient, Food Bank of Alaska distribution center in Anchorage, Al More
Members of the Alaska National Guard's Joint Task Force-Logistics team work hard to ensure community requests for assistance are fulfilled by resourcing needed equipment and personnel at the Alaska National Gua More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron maneuver after placing AN-M14 TH3 incendiary hand grenades at the Small Arms Complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Apr. 29, 2020. This t More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment sits in Kotzebue after being flown by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Jones on a rescue mission in Coffin Camp, where a man had injured himse More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the AKNG’s 297th Regional Support Group unload luggage off of box trucks at Ted Steven International’s Kulis airfield in Anchorage before loading them onto their More
Alaska Army National Guard Capt. James Tollefson, an operations plans officer with Joint Task Force-Alaska, donates blood at the Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, May 26, 2020. Blood donation cen More
Alaska Air National Guard crew chiefs and pilots assigned to the 176th Wing load a Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto their Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a deployment June 3, 2020. The h More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Roger Tran, the Nuclear Medical Science Officer for the 103rd Civil Support team, tests COVID-19 samples at the Alaska State Public Health laboratory on June 8, 2020. From early More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment execute an extraction mission via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Healy, Alaska, June 18, 2020. As part of a combined effor More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment executed an extraction mission via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Healy, Alaska., June 18, 2020. As part of a combined eff More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Security Forces Squadron, walk through Ted Stevens-Anchorage International Airport upon returning from an 8-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, June 23 More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Gaddy, an Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron stands at a staging area on the Bryant Army Airfield, before hopping on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flow More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers Staff Sgt. Cory Reed and Staff Sgt. Chris Thomas unfurl the American flag during a memorial service for retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Sherman, an Alaska Native and veteran More
Governor Mike Dunleavy issues a statement and prayer during a pre-recorded video detailing his gratitude to Alaskans for their response to the unrest around the country during a live Zoom video conference led b More
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and aircrew assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, with pararescuemen aboard from the 212th Rescue Squadron saved a distressed hiker on July 26, 2020 at More
Alaska Army National Guard Sergeant Maj. Jody A. Heffele embraces a fellow Soldier at his retirement ceremony on Aug. 14, 2020. Heffele was a sergeant major assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters personnel se More
Infantrymen assigned to Alaska National Guard, U.S. Army, and U.S. Army Reserve units train on Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson Aug. 26, 2020 as part of the Advanced Leadership Course held by the Alaska Nationa More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen Lt. Col. Shane Wallace and Chief Master Sgt. Heather Pineiro, the Commander and Chief Enlisted Manager assigned to the 176th Air Defense Squadron stand beside 1st Sgt. Melissa Erha More
Col. John Oberst, director of staff for the Alaska Air National Guard, presents the Alaska Air Guard award for 2019 Field Grade Officer of the Year to Lt. Col. James Truesdell, the commander of the 176th Securi More
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Force Support Flight Sustainment Services stand alongside the dedicated kitchen staff of Five Loaves, Two Fish Kitchen in Wasilla, Alaska, Sept. 22, 2020. “I hav More
Alaska Army National Guardsman Col. Robert Kurtz recently stepped down as the State Aviation Officer for 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment upon retirement Sept. 30, 2020 at the Bryant Army Airfield. Kurtz More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Coker looks on during a change of responsibility ceremony Oct. 22, 2020, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center in which he relinquished the command sergeant major positio More
Chief Master Sgt. Winfield Hinkley Jr., the command senior enlisted leader for the Alaska National Guard, helps wrap gifts Nov. 17 for Operation Santa Claus 2020. Operation Santa Claus is an Alaska National Gua More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Alaska Army National Guard stationed out of the Juneau International Airport prepares for departure to Haines, Alaska, December 3, 2020. On board was an Alaska State Troop More
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter arrives in Haines, Alaska, December 3, 2020, to assist with search and rescue after the landslide. The helicopter also transported an Alaska State Troop More
Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen load gear and equipment onto an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 19, 2021 before traveling to the District of Columbia in support of the 59th Preside More
Members of the Alaska National Guard and fellow service members prepare for duty at FedEx in Landover, Maryland, Jan. 20, 2021. Approximately 25,000 National Guard men and women have been authorized to conduct More
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard assist local authorities with security at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women have be More
U.S. Army Spc. Ian Ashley, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard, stands guard near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. Jan. 21, 2021. At least 25,000 Nation More
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard assist local authorities with security near the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men More
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard assist local authorities in Washington, D.C. with security for the Supreme Court of the United States, Jan. 23, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men a More
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers unload from a bus on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 25, 2021, after returning from the District of Columbia in support of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Alaska Na More
Family members of Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of joint staff for the Alaska National Guard, look at the promotion program before Don’s promotion from colonel to brigadier general at a ceremony in Wasilla, Al More
Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment confirm the external fuel tank on the side of their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is secure before departure from Bryant Ar More
Alaskan National Guard UH-60 Helicopter Repairers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment execute preventative maintenance on their UH-60 Blackhawk prior to flying to Deadhorse in supp More