HONOLULU – A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a fisherman (the captain) of the commercial fishing vessel Sea Angel 80 nautical miles offshore Hilo, Hawaii. Friday, May 9, 2025. Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday from the captain of the 78-foot Leer másCoast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac fisherman off Hawaii[…]
Story by Captiva. Andrew Lightsey IV, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – The 101st CAB HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrews from the unit trained Higher Performance Rescue Hoist (HPU) operations on April 15, 2025, in Iraq. The most sought-after aviation brigade in the Army, the 101st CAB (Combat Aviation Brigade), 101st Leer más101st CAB HH-60M refines skills with rescue training[…]
Story by Captiva. Shamari Pratt, North Carolina National Guard North Carolina Army National Guard 449th Combat Aviation Brigade aicrews participated in a showcase hosted by North Carolina Emergency Management at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. on April 17, 2025. The showcase highlighted the wide range of capabilities that the state can employ during Leer másNorth Carolina National Guard showcases NCHART capabilities[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck, National Guard Bureau EDGEWOOD, Md. — Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard conducted rescue hoist training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, April 9. Formed in 2008, the MD-HART team comprises firefighters from departments throughout central Maryland. The Leer másMaryland National Guard conducts helicopter rescue training[…]
Story by Mike Freeman, Idaho Army National Guard Idaho Army National Guard — Idaho Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrews trained with the Boise Fire Department’s technical rescue team March 27 and 28 near Gowen Field. The training helped qualify Boise Firefighters for conducting hoist operations in conjunction with Idaho Army National Guard Leer másIdaho Army National Guard HH-60M aircrews trained with Boise Fire Department[…]
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65E Dolphin aircrew conducted the rescue of four survivors near St. Lucie Inlet. After this rescue, the Coast Guard suspended its search for five other missing people from a suspected failed smuggling venture, Sunday, pending the development of new information. The Coast Guard crews searched by air and Leer másCoast Guard Miami MH-65E rescue 4 survivors off St. Lucie Inlet[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Airmen from Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing conducted four rescue missions across Southcentral Alaska between April 1- 4, 2025, successfully rescuing four individuals. The first mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue 4 in separate missions[…]
PHILADELPHIA — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew and partners conducted the rescue (medevac) of a 72-years-old fisherman near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Thursday, April 10, 2025. Rescued was John M., from an aids to navigation dayboard in the vicinity of Oyster Creek Channel. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center watchstanders received a Leer másCoast Guard Atlantic City MH-65 rescue fisherman off Barnegat Bay[…]
In June 2024, U.S. Navy aircrews flying MH-60R Seahawk helicopters conducted the rescue of 22 mariners after two commercial vessels were attacked by Houthis in the southern Red Sea and adjacent Gulf of Aden. A central player in Yemen’s civil war, the Houthis used an unmanned surface vessel to damage and then sink motor vessel Tutor, a Leer másSikorsky recognizes Navy HSM-74 MH-60R crew for rescue mission[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) HH-60M Black Hawk aircrew with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted the rescue of an injured skier in the Tordrillo Mountains at the base of Mount Torbert located 10 miles north of Mount Spurr volcano. March 27, Leer másAlaska Army Guard HH-60M rescue injured skier near Mount Spurr volcano[…]