'Primetime Thursday' featuring Alaska Air Guard

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ABC News program "Primetime Thursday" features airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Air Rescue Squadron and their part in the rescue of two climbers on Mount St. Elias. The climbers witnessed two other climbers in their party die on the mountain. The show is scheduled to air Jan. 16.

The news crew flew aboard an HC-130N rescue tanker and an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during air-to-air flight operations with the Alaska Air National Guard.

The 210th Rescue Squadron performs more than 100 domestic missions annually. (Courtesy of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs)