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176th Wing receives first HC-130J “Combat King II” aircraft Jun 04, 2017 - The 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard’s first new HC-130J "Combat King II" aircraft arrived on June 3rd after receiving it from Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina. [Read more...]	Air National Guard receives first HC-130J Combat King II Jun 01, 2017 - Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard today accepted the first HC-130J Combat King II assigned to an U.S. Air National Guard unit at the Lockheed Martin facility on June 1st. [Read more...]

Alaska Air Guardsmen bid farewell to last C-130 Hercules aircraft Mar 05, 2017 - On the bright, chilly morning of March 5, a small crowd of onlookers and well-wishers listened to the sound of the Alaska Air National Guard's C-130H Hercules turboprops recede into the distance for the last time. [Read more...]	Last Alaska Air Guard HC-130N aircraft departs for Patrick AFB Jan 17, 2017 - Current and former members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 211th Rescue Squadron bid farewell to the last of their HC-130N aircraft (#93-2106) on January 17 as it departed for Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. [Read more...]
Two Missions, One Fight Jul 05, 2016 - Imagine for a moment, our ground and coalition forces in the throes of battle. Imagine them in less than desirable conditions in the middle of nowhere. Now imagine yourself in their boots and not having the vital supplies to survive and sustain that fight. [Read more...]	JBER tows static C-130 for restoration Mar 03, 2016 - Personnel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson relocated the static C-130 Hercules from Heritage Park to Hangar 21 for refurbishment on February 27. [Read more...]
Alaska Air National Guardsmen deploy to Middle East Feb 26, 2016 - More than 100 members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. [Read more...]

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