Alaska Air Guard members save 167 lives in 2008
January 7th, 2009
Alaska National Guard members saved 167 lives here in Alaska and around the world in 2008.
Officials of the 11th Rescue Coordination Center, the sole Alaska representative responsible for all aeronautical search and rescue cases in Alaska, released their end of year statistics Dec. 31.
The Alaska National Guard was credited with 79 saves and 10 assists in Alaska, in addition to 72 saves during a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, and 16 on the Gulf Coast while administering hurricane support to Texas and Louisiana.
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Officials of the 11th Rescue Coordination Center, the sole Alaska representative responsible for all aeronautical search and rescue cases in Alaska, released their end of year statistics Dec. 31.
The Alaska National Guard was credited with 79 saves and 10 assists in Alaska, in addition to 72 saves during a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, and 16 on the Gulf Coast while administering hurricane support to Texas and Louisiana.
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