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Aug. 15, 2024
Airmen rescue three distressed hunters

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, AK -- Alaska Air National Guard members of 176th Wing rescued three distressed hunters Aug. 11 on the Kenai Peninsula during two sequential missions.The first mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers to search for two
April 23, 2024
Battling high winds and poor visibility, helicopter crew rescues six skiers stranded in snow cave

On the morning of April 18, Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center received a report of six adult skiers stranded in a snow cave on the Harding Icefield within Kenai Fjords National Park.The group was undertaking a multiday traverse of the Harding Ice Field from Exit Glacier to Bradley Lake
Oct. 19, 2023
Special Warfare Training Wing: Five years of advancing ground combat forces training

Five years ago, the U.S. Air Force took a significant leap forward in combat preparedness by establishing the Special Warfare Training Wing, or SWTW, an evolution that addressed decades of training shortfalls and operational demands.
Aug. 28, 2023
Special Warfare Training Wing | What is Assessment & Selection?

Air Force Special Warfare Guardian Angel and Special Tactics (GA/ST) operators, comprised of pararescuemen, combat controllers, special reconnaissance Airmen, special tactics officers and combat rescue officers, don’t just sign the dotted line and show up for work on the first day. To earn their

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