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  • Air National Guard rescues two plane crash victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members conducted two missions in one helicopter sortie Sept. 15, rescuing two general aviation pilots at two crash sites in Southcentral Alaska.The missions started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received

  • Collaboration key to safety

    On 18 September 2024, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health office held an open house at their new facility on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Air Force Safety Center partnered with the 377th Air Base Wing Safety Office to brief over a hundred

  • Hello autumn, goodbye summer

    As summer draws to an end, consider the hazards and how to mitigate them. Weather can change quicker than expected, so don’t get caught unaware. Be prepared for any type of weather -- from sunny and hot days that can cause dehydration to frost and fallen leaves making walking surfaces slippery or

  • No drone zone keeps base safe

    As the popularity of small, unmanned aircraft systems or drones, continues to grow, Offutt Air Force Base remains a no drone zone.

  • Guard aircrews rescue four hunters

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.Midday Monday, the AKRCC received a request from the Alaska State Troopers to assist two

  • Reserve maintainers power through Arizona's extreme heat, dust

    In the blistering Arizona desert, where temperatures regularly soar above 100 degrees, the mission never stops. Reserve Citizen Airmen aircraft maintainers with the 944th Maintenance Group at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., know this heat well.Amid the heat, dust, and sweat, these Airmen endure. They