The Air National Guard has delayed personnel changes in Alaska that could have threatened national security and civilian rescue missions
The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday.
and Canadian fighter jets when they intercept Russian bombers that come close to Alaska or Canada would be greatly curtailed. The guard also plays a vital role in conducting civilian search-and-rescue missions in Alaska, sending military helicopters and cargo planes through violent storms to rescue people from small Alaska Native villages when weather prevents air ambulances from flying.
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