Rescuers go to the dogs
(From left) Lt. Col. Dave Looney, Staff Sgt. Mike Sullivan and Maj. Bill Kupchin accept thanks on Thursday, June 1, 2006, from three of the 89 dogs they rescued during the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in February. The dogs and six mushers were stranded at Eagle Summit during a snowstorm. Colonel Looney and Sergeant Sullivan are with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing at Kulis ANG Base in Anchorage. Major Kupchin is commander of Det. 1 of the 210th Rescue Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo)