Alaska’s Largest Airlift Follows Typhoon Halong
The largest airlift in Alaska’s history followed Typhoon Halong’s devastating impact on the state’s western coast, where more than 1,500 residents were displaced from flooded villages.
Alaska’s National Guard and federal partners used helicopters and C-17 aircraft to evacuate survivors and deliver food, fuel, and medical supplies to isolated communities.
When the remnants of Typhoon Halong roared into western Alaska in October 2025, the storm brought hurricane-force winds, heavy flooding, and the worst coastal surge in decades.
Entire homes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta were swept from their foundations, power and water systems failed, and hundreds of residents were left stranded in remote villages only accessible by air.
Within hours, Alaska’s government, the National Guard, and federal agencies launched what became one of the largest airlifts in the state’s history, moving hundreds of displaced residents to safety.
Author's summary: Alaska conducts largest airlift.
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