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By Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published March 03, 2021 First Lt. August Hein (left), and Capt. Reed Fleming, both 3rd Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over Florida during exercise Mosaic Tiger Feb. 25, 2021. Airmen from Dover AFB and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey participated in the exercise, led by the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia. The exercise tested agile combat employment, across multiple major commands, to build mission-essential skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer...

212th Rescue Squadron marks change of command with unique Alaska backdrop,

10 Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing marked the Feb. 10 212th Rescue Squadron change of command in a unique way by hosting a tandem jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Malamute Drop Zone. The 212th RQS was assisted by their sister rescue triad units, the 210th Rescue Squadron who operated HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters as the jump platform, and the 211th Rescue Squadron who provided drop zone control on the ground. After the jump, the 176th Wing Airmen moved across the base to the 212th RQS rescue complex where Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Matt...

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing participated in operation Noble Defender, a search and rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan. 19-22. Noble Defender is a “The Noble Defender series seeks to support a variety of campaign objectives for NORAD Command,” said Col. Joseph Alkire III, 611th Air Operations Center deputy commander. “While the Noble Defender series can exercise a wide range of activities, objectives center around the demonstration and ability to conduct agile combat employment principles across North America.” Alkire said the latest iteration is ta...

176th Wing Airmen Participate in Noble Defender Rescue Exercise HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 210th Rescue Squadron simulate combat search and rescue tactics by locating and evacuating a simulated downed pilot in Southcentral Alaska. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kelly Willett/Released) JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing participated in the Operation Noble Defender search-and-rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan. 19 to 22, 2021, in Southcentral Alaska. Noble Defender is a North American Aerospace Defense Command A...