National Guard

People filed into the Bethel Regional High School gymnasium on Nov. 11 to honor those who sacrificed in a region with a rich history of service going back well before statehood.

Bethel-based National Guard aviators and a local fire department paramedic rescued an overdue rafter on Aug. 12 near Goodnews Lake. The rafter was treated for mild hypothermia.

A malfunction of a fire-suppression system at the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Bethel released a small amount of firefighting foam containing cancer-linked PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” on June 25, according to the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

The Army National Guard has announced the start of a three year pilot program that gives waivers to Alaska Natives who might be trying to join the Guard,…

Updated 8:30 a.m. ThursdayAlaska State Troopers have released the names of the five people killed Wednesday in what the National Guard is calling a…