Archangel Association- AKPJ

10/07/2026

09/03/2026

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 4 plane crash victims at Montague Island

08/22/2026

Then vs. now. The Alaska Air National Guard has been putting in work for generations. 🫡✈️

08/22/2026

Did you know that the 212th Rescue Squadron, based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska has PJs? Supporting search-and-rescue efforts throughout Alaska, including rescuing injured hikers, climbers, pilots, and others when requested by civil authorities.
And if you’re heading into the Alaska wilderness, bring a reliable way to communicate—cell service can be limited, and satellite SOS devices can make a huge difference in an emergency.

07/21/2026

Today Seward Fire took part in a joint operation with the Air National Guard pararescuemen to reach and help an injured patient who was stuck in Day Harbor due to weather and challenging seas with 10’ swells and battering winds.

Due to the severity of the weather, utilizing a helicopter was not possible so a response began using the Fire Rescue Boat John Foster.

We have been diligently working towards an integrated Advanced Life Support response and we were able to put those skills and equipment to work as we tried to look for a weather window to extract the patient. We were able to evaluate, stabilize the patient, give pain control measures, and extract the patient safely and efficiently back through the rough seas.

Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us with training and support. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without you.

And a special shoutout to Engineer Jason Harrington for proving rough seas don’t mean anything with him at the helm!

07/14/2026

Nearly 21 flight hours. Six aircraft. Four lives saved. Two days. One mission.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the Alaska National Guard Rescue community answered the call, executing four complex rescue missions across some of the nation's most unforgiving terrain.

That Others May Live. 💚

🔗: https://ak.ng.mil/Media/AKNG-Commentary/Article/4538625/alaska-national-guard-rescues-4-in-4-missions-during-july-4-weekend/

📸: Courtesy photo

07/09/2026

06/03/2026

Check it out for an inside look at some incredible training by the men and women of the 176th Wing!

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05/12/2026

You may be wondering who Archangel is and why we exist. Over the next several months we’ll be doing a series highlighting the units that make up the 176th Wing of Alaska’s Air National Guard and the ways Archangel is supporting them. Originally created as Alaska Pararescue Association, you will see a transition to Archangel throughout 2026 to better reflect our mission to support all of those at the 176th Wing supporting or operating in Rescue. Stay tuned as we highlight be the 176th OG and its subsidiary units! Do you have questions we can answer? Send them our way!! Photo credit: Lance Cpl. David Getz