JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu, commander of the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, gives a speech during the retirement ceremony of Chief Master Sgt. Paul "B... More
56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman
Senior Airman Cody Cerny, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, adjusts his mic on the flight line prior to taking off in an HH-60G Pave Hawk Jan. 5, 2012. While on alert with the 212th Rescue Squadron in Alaska,... More
Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener, a pararescueman with
Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, takes part in Exercise Mojave Viper at Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 16, 2012. The 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, 176... More
Senior Master Sgt. Christopher “Doug” Widener embraces
Senior Master Sgt. Christopher “Doug” Widener embraces his daughter after receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor during a ceremony at the Talkeetna Theater on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 3. ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Hughes a pararescueman
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Hughes a pararescueman also known as PJ (para-jumper) assigned to the (Pararescue/Guardian Angels) from Davis-Monthan AFB provides medical treatment to a patient during simul... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 201th, 211th
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 201th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons participated in a training mission near Mount Susitna Dec. 16. Guardian Angels from the 212th Rescue Squadron jumped from an HC-130... More
Loadmasters from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 144th
Loadmasters from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 144th Airlift Squadron, load a palletized arctic sustainment package, rigged with a parachute system, into the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise ... More
Airmen from the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from
Airmen from the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from an Air Force C-130 Hercules April 29, 2015, on Malamute Drop Zone Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Medics from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Boyer and Airman 1st
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Boyer and Airman 1st Class Matt O'Brien, of the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, confirm latitude and longitude coordinates during a downed pilot exercise at Eie... More
Maj. Chris Slauson, 45th Operations Group Detachment
Maj. Chris Slauson, 45th Operations Group Detachment 3, discusses radio operations with Master Sgt. Jesse Stoda, 308th Rescue Squadron, aboard an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 14 at Patric... More
Senior Airman Jason Hughes, a pararescueman with the
Senior Airman Jason Hughes, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III here Feb. 23, 2016. Almost 50 Air Guardsman of the 249th Airlift Squadron, 212th Rescue Squadron and... More
An Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman, assigned
An Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman, assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, scans the area for threats after taking contact from opposition forces while conducting mass-casualty, search and rescue traini... More
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron participated in a mass-casualty training event on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4. During the exercise, the rescue operators locat... More
An Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares
An Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares to refuel an HH-60 Pave Hawk for a Joint Forces Demonstration during the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 31, 2016 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The bie... More
Mongolian Law Enforcement University cadets, raise
Mongolian Law Enforcement University cadets, raise the Mongolian flag during the opening ceremony of a five-day Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 18, 2016. The seminar is a ... More
Mongolian emergency management personnel conduct emergency
Mongolian emergency management personnel conduct emergency management care on Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Corey Largo during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 20, ... More
A pararescueman from the Alaska Air National Guard
A pararescueman from the Alaska Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron deploys to the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman from an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 210 Rescue Squadron, June 29, 2017, during a search ... More
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron from... More
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron from... More
Airmen load cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint
Airmen load cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2017, preparing to leave for Texas to provide humanitarian support after Hurricane Harvey. The Air National Guar... More
Pararescuemen from Alaska and California Air National
Pararescuemen from Alaska and California Air National Guard rescue units are in Texas assisting with Hurricane Harvey humanitarian disaster relief operations. They arrived at Fort Hood via an Alaska Air Nationa... More
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen and equipment
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen and equipment are transported to Vidor, Texas, by dump trucks in order to conduct search and rescue operations Aug. 30, 2017. The Guardsmen team are from the AKANG’s... More
California Air National Guard with the 129th Rescue
California Air National Guard with the 129th Rescue Wing’s 131st Rescue Squadron conduct water rescue operations in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Guardsmen are patrolling the... More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircrew assigned with the
An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircrew assigned with the 130th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard prepare their aircraft for take-off at Hurlburt Field, Air Force Base, Florida, September 9, 2017. The Com... More
Alaska Air Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 212th Rescue
Alaska Air Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 212th Rescue Squadron unload a ground vehicle known as the GAARV from an Air Force HC-130 aircraft at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opalocka, Fla., Sept. 9, 2017. A... More
A Bronze Star medal is awarded to then-Senior Airman
A Bronze Star medal is awarded to then-Senior Airman Christopher Bowerfind at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, October 19, 2017, for meritorious service in the face of direct hostile aggression during h... More
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrive on scene during a mass-casualty search-and-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 21, 2017. During the exercise, the resc... More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Ben Van Alstine, a
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Ben Van Alstine, a 211th Rescue Squadron pilot, scans the horizon while flying an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to air drop equipment and personnel from the 212th RSQ on to the... More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Ben Van Alstine, a
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Ben Van Alstine, a 211th Rescue Squadron pilot, scans the horizon while flying an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to air drop equipment and personnel from the 212th RSQ on to the... More
Alaska Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th Rescue
Alaska Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th Rescue Squadron conduct aerial refueling of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter via a 211th RSQ HC-130J Combat King II aircraft several hundred miles north of the Alaskan ... More
Alaska Guardsmen conduct aerial refueling, arctic operations in frozen...
Alaska Air Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Hoskins, a loadmaster with the 211th Rescue Squadron, watches the sunset from the tail of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft behind a U.S. Army Alaska CH-47 Chinook helicopter ... More
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick McBride,
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick McBride, 211th Rescue Squadron director of operations, briefs the capabilities of his unit and the HC-130J Combat King II Sept. 11, 2018, to defense attachés at Joint ... More
An Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel Air-deployable
An Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel Air-deployable Rescue Vehicle towing an inflatable rubber boat is loaded onto a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardso... More
U.S. Air Force personnel from the Alaska and California
U.S. Air Force personnel from the Alaska and California Air National Guard unload vehicles, trailers and equipment from an AKANG 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III airlift aircraft crewed by members of the 144th A... More
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J sits on the transient
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J sits on the transient parking area Sept. 13, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members and equipment from the Guard arrived at Dover on Sept. 12 to support hurricane relie... More
Alaska Air National Guard personnel offload a trailer
Alaska Air National Guard personnel offload a trailer carrying an inflatable rubber Zodiac boat from an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 176th Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2018... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron prepare to return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, ept. 15, 2018, after delivering an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the Cal... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing discuss
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing discuss upcoming movement from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., to Kinston, N.C., via an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron Sept. 16, ... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., on a rescue mission in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Aircrew from the 210th Rescue Squadron are flying pararescue person... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron prepare to take off from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., to North Carolina via an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to assist with hurrican... More
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Aaron Hamilton,
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Aaron Hamilton, an aircrew flight equipment Airman with the 176th Operations Support Squadron, Senior Airman Jeff Isaacson, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron... More
Alaska Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten,
Alaska Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, 176th Wing commander, talks to members and staff of the Alaska State Legislature Dec. 11, 2018, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The tour broadened... More
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Diola and Master Sgt. Cody Inman, both pararescuemen with 212th Rescue Squadron, demonstrate the gear they carried when jumping from an HC-130J Combat King II... More
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Shawn Carter,
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Shawn Carter, 212th Rescue Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, shoots in a match July 27, 2019, at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., during the Marksmanship Advisor... More
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu,
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
Alaska National Guard HC-130J Combat King II, 176th
Alaska National Guard HC-130J Combat King II, 176th Wing, 211th Rescue Squadron, sits on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in preparation for an Arctic Sustainment Package airdrop mission north... More
Alaska Air National Guard Airman Marcus Moloney, a
Alaska Air National Guard Airman Marcus Moloney, a loadmaster assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, checks his oxygen mask prior to takeoff at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska... More
Michael Wayt is a firefighter with the Anchorage Fire
Michael Wayt is a firefighter with the Anchorage Fire Department Station 9C and is a Front Country Rescue Team leader. Wayt is a retired Alaska Air National Guard senior master sergeant who was a pararescueman ... More
Alaska Air National Col. Matthew Calabro, 176th Wing
Alaska Air National Col. Matthew Calabro, 176th Wing vice commander, greet Maj. Richard Welch, 176th Operations Support Squadron, Oct. 27, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, following a four-month deploy... More
Members of the 210th and 211th rescue squadrons simulate
Members of the 210th and 211th rescue squadrons simulate combat search and rescue tactics in Southcentral Alaska by practicing helicopter air-to-air refueling Jan. 21, 2021, as part of Operation Noble Defender.... More
Staff Sgt. Jared Isaacson (left) and Senior Airman
Staff Sgt. Jared Isaacson (left) and Senior Airman Nathan Graber, pararescuemen with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, check equipment aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft before conduc... More
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations. The jump preceded the change-of... More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu, commander of the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, presents a certificate of retirement to Chief Master Sgt. Paul "Bear" Bare... More
Master Sgt. Brandon Stuemke receives his Distinguished
Master Sgt. Brandon Stuemke receives his Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Nov. 3 from 212th Rescue Squadron Commander Maj. Joe Conroy for actions performed during his deployment in 2010. Stuemke conducted ... More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers as aircrew members assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, assess the scene upon arrival at the drop zone / air field, ... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 201th, 211th
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 201th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons participated in a training mission near Mount Susitna Dec. 16. Guardian Angels from the 212th Rescue Squadron jumped from an HC-130... More
Airmen from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard,
Airmen from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, load a palletized arctic sustainment package, rigged with a parachute system, into the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 144th Airlift Squadron du... More
Airmen from the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from
Airmen from the 212th Rescue Squadron parachute from an Air Force C-130 Hercules April 29, 2015, on Malamute Drop Zone Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Medics from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ben Westveer, 212th Rescue
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ben Westveer, 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, makes radio contact during a downed pilot exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2015, while participating... More
A team from the 920th Rescue Wing loads a Rigging Alternate
A team from the 920th Rescue Wing loads a Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac package onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 249th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.... More
A team from the 920th Rescue Wing loads an Alaska Air
A team from the 920th Rescue Wing loads an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., after packaging the equipment necessary to airdrop to the designated drop zone in the A... More
Air Guardsmen of the Hawaii Air Guard’s 154th Communications
Air Guardsmen of the Hawaii Air Guard’s 154th Communications Flight unload equipment under the direction of Tech. Sgt. Chase Carrier, a loadmaster with the Alaska Air Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron. The local G... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron negotiate wooded terrain while conducting mass-casualty, search and rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2016. D... More
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron participated in a mass-casualty training event on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4. During the exercise, the rescue operators locat... More
An Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares
An Alaska Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares to refuel an HH-60 Pave Hawk for a Joint Forces Demonstration during the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 31, 2016 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The bie... More
Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency personnel,
Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency personnel, sing during the Mongolian national anthem during the opening ceremony of a five-day Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept... More
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The ... More
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California
Two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron from... More
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen are transported
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen are transported to Fort Hood, Texas, along with two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters that have been configured to fit inside of the massive C-17 Globemaster III transport... More
Airmen load cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint
Airmen load cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2017, preparing to leave for Texas to provide humanitarian support after Hurricane Harvey. The Air National Guar... More
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen and equipment
Alaska and California Air National Guardsmen and equipment are transported to Vidor, Texas, by dump trucks in order to conduct search and rescue operations Aug. 30, 2017. The Guardsmen team are from the AKANG’s... More
Pararescuemen from Alaska and California Air National
Pararescuemen from Alaska and California Air National Guard rescue units are in Texas assisting with Hurricane Harvey humanitarian disaster relief operations. They arrived at Fort Hood via an Alaska Air Nationa... More
California Air National Guard with the 129th Rescue
California Air National Guard with the 129th Rescue Wing’s 131st Rescue Squadron conduct water rescue operations in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Guardsmen are patrolling the... More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircrew assigned with the
An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircrew assigned with the 130th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard prepare their aircraft for take-off at Hurlburt Field, Air Force Base, Florida, September 9, 2017. The Com... More
Alaska Air Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 212th Rescue
Alaska Air Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 212th Rescue Squadron drive a vehicle known as the GAARV on their way to Big Pine Key, Fla., Sept. 11, 2017. The 18-man pararescue team will join and work alongside fe... More
U.S. Rep. Don Young and Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher
U.S. Rep. Don Young and Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Bowerfind stare at the bronze star medal during a medal presentation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 19, 2017. Bowerfind is recognized ... More
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters arrive on scene during a mass-casualty search-and-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 21, 2017. During the exercise, the resc... More
Alaska National Guardsmen conduct an air drop mission
Alaska National Guardsmen conduct an air drop mission via a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II aircraft deploying equipment and personnel from the 212th RSQ on to the frozen Beaufort Sea several hundr... More
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Budd, 211th
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Budd, 211th Rescue Squadron commander, conduct flight operations while piloting an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to air drop equipment and personnel from the 212th RSQ ... More
Alaska Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th Rescue
Alaska Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th Rescue Squadron conduct aerial refueling of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter via a 211th RSQ HC-130J Combat King II aircraft several hundred miles north of the Alaskan ... More
Czech Republic Brig. Gen. Jan Bures presents Alaska
Czech Republic Brig. Gen. Jan Bures presents Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Patrick McBride, 211th Rescue Squadron director of operations, with a coin Sept. 11, 2018, during a defense attaché visit to Joint... More
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Jeremy Vancil, from
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Jeremy Vancil, from the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron looks out the window of a C-17 Globemaster III after landing the aircraft carrying 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen,... More
Alaska Air National Guard personnel offload a vehicle
Alaska Air National Guard personnel offload a vehicle from a HC-130J Sept. 13, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members and equipment from the 176th Wing, 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 211th and 212th... More
U.S. Air Force personnel from the Alaska and California
U.S. Air Force personnel from the Alaska and California Air National Guard unload vehicles, trailers and equipment from an AKANG 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III airlift aircraft crewed by members of the 144th A... More
Rain drips from a propeller of an Alaska Air National
Rain drips from a propeller of an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II sitting on the transient parking area Sept. 13, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members and equipment from the 176th Wing, ... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron prepare to return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, ept. 15, 2018, after delivering an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the Cal... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 212th Rescue Squadron prepare a Guardian Angel Air-deployable Rescue Vehicle and equipment for movement from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., to Kinston, N.C., ... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron prepare to take off from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., to North Carolina via an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to assist with hurrican... More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Soukup, a pilot
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Soukup, a pilot with the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron, searches for isolated flood survivors aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft while assisting with hurrican... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing depart Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., on a rescue mission in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Aircrew from the 210th Rescue Squadron are flying pararescue person... More
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Brister,
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Brister, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, takes an inventory of equipment he needs for deployment Sept. 25, 2018 at a 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron w... More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. James Owens, a 212th
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. James Owens, a 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, talks to members and staff of the Alaska State Legislature Dec. 11, 2018, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ... More
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Sara Warren, an HC-130J
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Sara Warren, an HC-130J Combat King II combat systems officer with the 211th Rescue Squadron, was responsible for calculating the data necessary to jump pararescuemen to rescue t... More
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Shawn Carter,
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Shawn Carter, 212th Rescue Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, shoots in a match July 27, 2019, at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., during the Marksmanship Advisor... More
Alaska Air National Guardsmen Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu,
Alaska Air National Guardsmen Lt. Col. Matthew Komatsu, the incoming director of plans and strategy on the Joint Staff, promotes to colonel during a Sept. 4, 2019 promotion ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Rich... More
Alaska Air National Guardsman from the 211th Rescue
Alaska Air National Guardsman from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, preflight systems start before performing an Arctic Sustainment Package airdrop north of Deadhorse, Alaska, in a HC-130J Combat King II ... More
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Brown,
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Brown, a loadmaster assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, configures an HC-130J Combat King II for a static-line jump at Joint Base Elmend... More
Gena Yuill points out returning Alaska Air National
Gena Yuill points out returning Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Lucas Yuill, 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, to sons John, 7, and Nathan, 5, Oct. 27, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, followi... More
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Daniel Stikeleather
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Daniel Stikeleather is a pararescueman with 212th Rescue Squadron. When an Anchorage Fire Department firefighter was injured during a rescue of civilian hikers, a 176th Wing... More
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Matthew O'Brien,
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Matthew O'Brien, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist with the 212th Rescue Squadron simulates combat search and rescue tactics in Southcentral Alaska by pra... More