Alaska Air Guard members deploy to Africa mission

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — About 50 Alaska Air National Guard members have been deployed to the Horn of Africa.

The airmen are members of the Guard's 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Operations Support Squadron, 176th Maintenance Group and 176th Medical Group.

Guard officials say in a release that part of the mission is to support partner nation operations in East Africa in the fight against extremist organizations.

Kalei Rupp, a spokeswoman with the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, says the Guard members are set to return in early April.

Another group of Guard members are set to deploy to the Horn of Africa in early 2015.

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