Alaska Army National Guard

   The Alaska Army National Guard continues to support our State and Nation with high quality-motivated  Soldiers,   who are now equipped with the latest gear our Army can provide. AKARNG Soldiers are deployed to two overseas contingency operational areas in combat or combat support roles. During FY2011 and already in 2012, Alaska Army National Guard aviators and support personnel deployed to Iraq and liaison teams deployed with the Mongolian Armed Forces to Afghanistan. At home in Alaska, Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers worked to improve and safeguard the lives of Alaska’s citizens.  

   In 2011, the AKARNG fielded unprecedented quantities of new equipment which will improve the quality of training and the capability of the force to respond to state requirements.  Approximately 1,900 Soldiers assigned to multiple maneuver and support units continue to prepare for mobilization and domestic emergency response requirements. One hundred twenty soldiers from Bravo Company, 1-143 Infantry (Airborne) stationed in Western Alaska and 12 crewmembers of the C-12 detachment trained for yearlong deployments to Afghanistan in 2012.  UH-60 helicopter crews supported the relocation of Newtok for eight weeks and conducted three successful rescue operations. UH-60 and C-23 crews flew over 450 hours facilitating medical and dental support to over a dozen interior villages in support of Arctic Care 2011.  The 205 soldiers of the 49th Ground Based Midcourse Missile Defense Battalion continued operational missile defense mission requirements at Fort Greely while conducting multiple exercises and successful evaluations.  The 103rd Civil Support Team assisted the FBI and Anchorage Fire Department in protecting citizens of Alaska by responding to multiple suspicious substance calls around the State. Your Alaska Army Guard is ready, relevant and busy!  Come join our team and be part of something bigger than yourself.