Units
The 176th Wing is one of the largest and most complex wings in the Air National Guard. It consists of several major components:
- 176th Operations Group
- The Operations Group comprises the units that directly execute the wing's missions: tactical airlift, strategic airlift, air control, and combat search and rescue. These subsidiary units are:
- 144th Airlift Squadron
- Established in 1952, it is the senior unit of the Alaska Air National Guard. The 144th’s mission is to provide trained aircrews and support personnel for airlift and airdrop during all contingencies in the Pacific Theater via eight C-130H2 Hercules aircraft. Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- 176th Air Control Squadron
- Established in 2004, the unit's history goes back to 1951. Operates the Alaska NORAD Region (ANR) Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC). Maintains 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week capability to detect, validate and warn of any atmospheric threat to North American air sovereignty in the ANR. Gained by: Air Combat Command
- 210th Rescue Squadron
- 211th Rescue Squadron
- 212th Rescue Squadron
- These three squadrons comprise the Search-and-rescue component of the wing. The 210th RQS was established in 1990, the units history goes back to 1946. Equipped with HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopters, MC-130N specialized Hercules transports and highly qualified pararescue personnel (PJs). Gained by: Air Force Special Operations Command
- 249th Airlift Squadron
- Established in 2007, the 249th’s mission is strategic airlift. Its crews mix with crews from the active-duty Air Force 3d Wing, 517th Airlift Squadron to fly eight C-17 Globemaster III jets around the world. Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- 176th Maintenance Group
- Maintains the Wing's aircraft and insures they are kept in an operationally ready state to carry out the missions of the operational squadrons. Also maintains and services transient aircraft using the Great Circle Route to the Northern Pacific region, Canada, and the United States.
- 176th Mission Support Group
- The group encompasses a wide variety of units. Together, they provide a range of specialized services and programs in support of the wing's flying missions.
- 176th Medical Group
- The wing's Medical Group ensures our men and women are healthy and fit to fight
- 11th Rescue Coordination Center
- Monitors Alaska around the clock. The 11th RCC coordinates the life-saving work of not only the wing's rescue units, but also those of the Alaska State Troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Park Service, among others.
- 176th Wing Staff
- This unit includes the Wing Commander and Vice Commander, and an array of support sections that report directly to wing leadership:
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