ANG supports southwest border mission
Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Tristan Maxwell, right, a loadmaster assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing, guides the loading of an Alaska Army National Guard equipment pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2024. AKANG Airmen assigned to the 176th Wing transported approximately 20 AKARNG Soldiers and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters, assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)