24 OCT 2017 (00:00 UTC-07 Tango 06)  02 Aban 1396/03 Safar 1439/05 Geng-Xu (9th month) 4715

“I’ve not been deployed before, so this first time is something I’ve been thinking about and working toward for a while.”-Senior Airman Katie Saddison

On 22 OCT 2017, Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing-168th Operations Support Squadron deployed about 30 personnel to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

They join about 60 personnel of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing-210th Rescue Squadron, and 176th Maintenance Group and the 176th Operations Support Squadron, who deployed at the end of September for a four month tour at an undisclosed location.

KTVA video report on deployment of 212th Rescue Squadron back in January 2017:

https://www.facebook.com/ktva11/videos/10154072863707511/

The units deployed in support of never ending Operation Inherent Resolve (started under Barack Obama in 2014) and Freedom’s Sentinel (started under Barack Obama in 2015).

“We are going to have to stop being the policemen of the world.”-Donald Trump, August 2015 interview with Hugh Hewitt

GREAT RENEGER: ALABAMA F-16S DEPLOY TO MIDDLE EAST!