Archive image: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guardsmen of the Maritime Security Response Team conduct hoist training from a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter Jan. 23, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Kodiak.
The Interagency training included participation of U.S. Naval Special Warfare, the Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team, and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron.
Alaska Air National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard.
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 176th Wing conducted the medevac of a patient in Seldovia, Southcentral Alaska, January 12, 2026.
In response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) opened a medevac (medical evacuation) mission for an individual experiencing a cardiac emergency. Due to weather conditions, the absence of daylight, and the lack of an illuminated airstrip near the distressed individual, local civilian air ambulance services were unable to conduct the mission.
The AKANG accepted the mission and dispatched Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson based search and rescue assets, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew and «Guardian Angel» pararescuemen from the 176th Wing’s Rescue Squadrons.
Using night-vision goggles (NVG) the 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew with 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels aboard flew to Seldovia about 130 nautical miles southwest of Anchorage.
The HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and loaded the patient for transport. The Guardian Angel pararescuemen rendered medical aid to keep the patient stable en route.
The patient was transported and released to Providence Alaska Medical Center.
176th Wing
While the 176th Wing Rescue Triad’s military mission stands alert in support of the 11th Air Force Alaska NORAD Region, they also work with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) to provide Alaska with specialized civil search and rescue (SAR) capabilities when available. The rescue squadrons continuously train in Alaska’s vast and austere locations to hone their specialized skill set and can operate under the most challenging conditions.
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