...Guard crews carried rafts and survival kits, including food, water, flares and radios, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. Early on, the Coast Guard alerted the clinic at the small town of Adak - a former Naval air station on the island...

...hundreds of federally activated Alaska troops serving overseas are from all over the state, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. Some are on four-month assignments, but most are slated to stay in the desert more than a year. The infantry group...

...Fort Dix, N.J., for final training before they ship out to Iraq by the end of the year, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. A couple dozen Guard members also have been sent out for hurricane relief efforts in the Gulf Coast. "No doubt we're...

...30 p.m. that a plane went down in Cook Inlet about a half mile offshore from the city's Earthquake Park, said Kalei Brooks, a Guard spokeswoman. Brooks said the Super Cub was one of two planes that took off together from Lake Hood, the...

...They were an integral part of securing coalition forces and U.S. soldiers in that area," said guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. "We are really looking forward to getting our guardsmen home safely and back in Alaska, so they can be with their...

...An HC-130 refueling tanker was launched from Kulis 57 minutes later, reaching Deadhorse at 1:26 a.m., said Kalei Brooks, spokeswoman for the Alaska Air National Guard. The HC-130 had about six people aboard, including two pararescuemen...

...begin at 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 12300 Mendenhall Loop Road. Alaska Army National Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks said the Alaska soldiers killed in the crash came from across the state, but she added that she couldn't be more...

...come in, but officials expect them soon and wanted to tell everyone now so they can prepare, said Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks. "More so than active-duty folks, these are going to be people's neighbors, teachers, that are going to be...

...building because it still had power. About 100 people were staying in the building. Alaska National Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks said a Pave Hawk helicopter and an HC130 cargo airplane reached the village Tuesday afternoon.

...Beaufort Sea received more relief Wednesday when a two Alaska Air National Guard cargo planes landed. Guard spokeswoman Kalei Brooks said the first cargo plane dropped off generators, heaters and other equipment. North Slope Borough Mayor George Ahmaogak...