Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dillon Grimsley, Coast Guard Great Lakes District DETROIT — A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin aircrew conducted the rescue of two men, Canadian citizens, on Lake St. Clair after they were stranded on an ice floe approximately 1 nautical mile north of Belle River, Ontario, on Tuesday, Leer másCoast Guard Detroit MH-65E rescue 2 from ice floe on Lake St. Clair[…]
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of an injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing. The search and rescue (SAR) mission was performed on Saturday, February 21, after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Leer másAlaska Air Guard HH-60W rescue injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing[…]
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard An Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to Bethel conducted a successful search and rescue (SAR) mission to locate and extract an overdue snowmachiner during a mission coordinated through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC). The SAR mission opened on February 15 in Leer másAlaska Army National Guard UH-60L rescue overdue snowmachiner near Bethel[…]
ASTORIA, Oregon. — A Coast Guard Air Station North Bend MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a missing hiker in the Illinois River Valley near Greenwall Rapids, Oregon, following a multi-day search alongside the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. Friday morning, February 20, 2026. The MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend supported the Josephine Leer másCoast Guard North Bend MH-65E rescue missing hiker in Illinois River Valley[…]
Story by Alejandro Peña, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 176th Wing conducted the rescue of an injured cross-country skier in Southcentral Alaska, on February 16, 2026. After sustaining a head injury while cross-country skiing, the injured individual used a cellular phone Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue an injured cross-country skier[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew, from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, conducted the rescue of a sailor and his dog after their vessel ran aground near Winyah Bay. Friday, February 13, 2026. The man and his dog were transported to Georgetown Airport with no reported medical concerns. Coast Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue a sailor and his dog near Winyah Bay[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew worked alongside the Mason County Special Operations Team to conducted the rescue of two hikers, a 51-year-old and 16-year-old, from avalanche chute on Mount Ellinor, Olympic National Forest, on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at evening. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Northwest District received a request Leer másA Coast Guard Astoria MH-60T rescue two hikers from avalanche chute on Mount Ellinor[…]
Story by Andrea Jenkins, Air Forces Southern U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrews assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group, supported by Air Forces Southern, conducted a long-range rescue of a mariner from a tanker vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, February 5, 2026. The mission underscored how training, Leer másAir Force HH-60W aircrews rescue mariner 340 nm off Mexico[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Kylee Marshall, 11th Airborne Division YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska- Ahead of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02, U.S. Army medical personnel, assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac (medical evacuation) rehearsal in Alaska designed to validate lifesaving Leer más11th Airborne Division conducted a medevac rehearsal in Alaska[…]
Story by Sgt. Leanna Russell,Wyoming National Guard GREYBULL, Wyoming . — High above the snow-covered slopes of the Greybull Mountains, a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk hovers as personnel from the Big Horn Search and Rescue team are lowered into the rugged terrain below to conduct a joint helicopter hoist training to maintain Leer másA Wyoming Army Guard UH-60 and the Big Horn County SAR team conduct rescue training[…]