Story by Bradley J. Clark, 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — The 908th Flying Training Wing has been transitioning from a C-130-equipped tactical airlift unit to becoming the formal training unit for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for nearly four years now. After divesting the last of its C-130 Hercules Leer másMH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter participates in first training event[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) 207th Aviation Troop Command, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, stationed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau, Sept. 19, where AKARNG aviators will fulfill federal training requirements across Southeast Alaska. In addition to their federal mission, the Black Hawk aviators will support, when available, emergency requests Leer másAKARNG stations a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard LOUISVILLE, Tennessee. – A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Shortly after 3 a.m., eastern time, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) were Leer másTennessee Guard UH-60 rescue hiker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park[…]
BETHEL, Alaska – An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue an overdue rafter in Goodnews Lake on August 12. Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion. The UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew, led by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility commander and pilot in command, was notified Leer másAlaska Army Guard UH-60L crew rescue rafter in Goodnews Lake[…]
Rome, 22 July 2024 – Falcon Aviation Services signs today with Leonardo the introduction of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter into its fleet to support the energy industry (oil and gas). Falcon Aviation has signed the contract during an official ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow for one AW139 aircraft plus one option. This latest Leer másFalcon Aviation to expand its fleet with the Leonardo AW139[…]
Story by Eve Baker, U.S. Army Fort Wainwright FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, performed a medevac mission of a person with an Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from a remote site along the Yukon River. The patient had fallen off the roof of a cabin far Leer másAn Army UH-60L helicopter medevac person in Yukon River[…]
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue a hiker (woman) who was injured and stranded hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern Oregon, June 23, 2024. Working with the Klamath County Sheriff’s office and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the Oregon Army National Guard helped rescue Leer másOregon Guard HH-60M rescue injured hiker on Pacific Crest Trail[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aviators and the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence are training at the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 is hosting the training March 4 through Leer másAlaska National Guard UH-60 aviators training at MCAS Yuma[…]
Story by Grady Fontana, Military Sealift Command Far East Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2-2 CAB) conducted deck landings with U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), March 7, 2024. Six UH-60M Black Hawk crews from Assault Helicopter Battalion 2-2 CAB practiced single-spot Leer másArmy UH-60M helicopters conduct deck landings on USNS Dahl[…]
Story by Sgt. Michaela Granger, North Dakota National Guard BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota National Guard launched an aerial operation with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to respond to an ice jam on the Missouri River in Bismarck, Feb. 29, 2024. Two National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft was deployed, repeatedly dropping 660 gallons of Leer másNational Guard UH-60 helicopters fight Missouri River ice jams[…]
