Alaska Air National Guard members deploy to Middle East

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A C-130 Hercules from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 144th Airlift Squadron takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on a previous deployment (File photo: David Kurle/US Air Force.)
More than 100 members of Alaska’s Air National Guard are deploying to the Middle East Tuesday evening. The majority are from the 144 Airlift Squadron within the Guard’s 176th Wing, and will be flying C-130H aircraft as part of intra-theater operations.
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