Jan. 27, 2021 176th Wing Airmen participate in Noble Defender rescue exercise Noble Defender is a North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic air-defense operation conducted in south-central Alaska.
Sept. 18, 2018 ANG rescue teams save 19 civilians following Hurricane Florence Air National Guard Search and Rescue teams from Alaska and New York conducted operations Sept. 17, in North Carolina's Sampson and Clinton Counties, resulting in 19 lives saved.
Sept. 13, 2018 Alaska ANG mobilizes in advance of Hurricane Florence Thirty-six Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing, and approximately three short tons of Alaska Air Guard equipment, departed Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Sept. 12 to assist with emergency response efforts for Hurricane Florence.