JANUARY 23, 2026 – Alaska Air National Guard members assigned to the 176th Wing rescued an injured snowmachiner Jan. 21 in Southcentral Alaska.
The injured snowmachiner used a cellular phone to contact the Alaska State Troopers, who then requested support from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, which opened a rescue mission.
The Alaska Air National Guard accepted the mission and dispatched Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson-based rescue assets from the 176th Wing’s Rescue Squadrons…