Story by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, Montana National Guard HELENA, Montana. — Montana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion recently completed instructor certification…
Story by Airman 1st Class Karina López, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan. — Dust settled around an HH-60W Jolly Green II as Airmen assigned to the 33rd RQS (Rescue Squadron) unloaded mission-essential equipment and…
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60W Jolly Green II aircrews with pararescuemen assigned to the 176th Wing and Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) UH-60L…
Story by Maj. Robert Taylor, Idaho Army National Guard An Idaho Army National Guard State Aviation Group HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew, working with the Boise Fire Department, conducted the rescue of an injured hiker…
Story by Maj. David Bedard, Alaska National Guard Alaska National Guard HH-60W Jolly Green II and HH-60M Black Hawk aircrews conducted the rescue of four persons in four missions during the July 4 (2026) holiday…
Story by Mark Scott, Guam National Guard DEDEDO, Guam. – A Guam National Guard unit deployed under Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, partnered with the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25)…
JUNEAU, Alaska. — The Coast Guard is actively investigating the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crash on Harbor Mountain, Sitka, that occurred June 22, 2026. The four crew members (rescue aircrew) involved in the crash were treated for minor…
Story by John Hughel, Oregon National Guard SANDY, Oregon. – With simulated floodwaters cutting off neighborhoods and covering access roads, Oregon National Guard aircrews flew low above the Sandy River to practice helicopter search and…
Story by Airman Iain Stanley, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — USAF Airmen from the 38th, 41st and 71st Rescue Squadron trained alongside local, state and federal partners during the 2026 Search and…
Story by Capt. Jasmine Mathews, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) May 18-21, marking twelve years of…