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Search and Rescue efforts in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region.

11 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard hosted its annual marksmanship competition sponsored by Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, known as the TAG Match, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s shooting range, May 15-16. “The TAG Match is the adjutant general’s annual marksmanship competition between both the Air Guard and the Army Guard, and we host the event so that all of our Soldiers and Airmen ca...

Fire, Ice Floes Leave Alaska Village Without Drinking Water The Weather Channel 5/7/2021 Jan Wesner Childs First, people in the tiny Alaskan village of Tuluksak lost their water supply when the towns combined laundromat and water purification plant burned in a fire in January. Now, they find themselves once again facing a lack of running water thanks to seasonal ice floes in a nearby river. The fire hit on Jan. 16. Residents, who dont have running in their homes, relied on wat...

Credit Olivia Ebertz / KYUK On April 8, members of the National Guard and other state officials visited the village of Tuluksak to meet with Tribal leaders and community members. The visit came nearly three months after a fire destroyed Tuluksak’s water plant. During the meeting, council members shared their current needs and discussed potential spring flooding. Snow swirled around the airstrip as a Black Hawk helicopter made its descent. The helicopter was carrying Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, ...

Bethel, Tuluksak and Chevak communities discuss disaster processes with the state Photo By Dana Rosso | Community members of the City of Chevak watch from a safe distance as representatives...... read moreread more Photo By Dana Rosso | Community members of the City of Chevak watch from a safe distance as representatives from of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the Department...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaskas governor has issued a disaster declaration and released...

On Feb. 8, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for the village of Tuluksak. The declaration comes nearly a month after a fire destroyed the

Alaska Guardsmen heading home after assisting with inauguration Marlise Irby © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Eighty Alaska National Guard soldiers are expected to be in Washington D.C. to help with the inauguration. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Over the next few days, Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard will be heading back to Alaska, according to a release from JBER. The Alaska National Guard assisted the District of Columbia National Guard and federal civilian au...

Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance U.S. Airmen and Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard climb the stairs inside the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Mike Risinger) JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard assisted the District of Columbia National Guard and federal civil...

Alaska National Guard joins 25 thousand Guardsmen to assist presidential inauguration Photo By Dana Rosso | Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen load gear and equipment onto an Alaska Air...... read moreread more Photo By Dana Rosso | 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 Di...