MIAMI – Coast Guard Southeast District watchstanders coordinated the rescue of 11 survivors from a plane crash approximately 80 nautical miles off Melbourne, Florida. A U.S. Air Force 920th Air Rescue Wing HH-60W Jolly Green…
Story by Bemjamin Hughes, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard The Maryland National Guard (MDNG) supported a massive SAR (search and rescue) exercise (SAREX) spanning 20 square miles of land and water, from the Loch…
Story by Capt. Andrew Phommavongsay, Washington National Guard PUYALLUP, Washington. — In preparation for Washington’s upcoming wildfire season, UH-60L Black Hawk aircrews assigned to 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion, Washington Army National Guard,…
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew from 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion assisted multiple emergency and law enforcement agencies to rescue a lost hiker and his dog after they…
Story by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk aircrews conducted wildfire suppression training at Fort McCoy, honing their ability to respond to real-world fire emergencies using Bambi buckets. April 13,…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. — A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew, Coast Guard Base Borinquen personnel, Border Patrol, and local agency responders conducted the rescue (medevac) of five people following a migrant…
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska. Sunday, April 26, 2026. At approximately 8:30…
HONOLULU — A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew and Navy HSM-37 MH-60R Seahawk aircrew conducted the medevac of an ailing cruise ship passenger 58 nautical miles offshore Oahu. Thursday, April 23, 2026. The Coast Guard…
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Md. — The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, under the direction of H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261), achieved a major milestone by successfully lifting another CH-53K aircraft.…
KODIAK, Alaska. — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew conducted the rescue of four boaters (a family of three adults and one child) from an 18-foot vessel trapped on an ice floe approximately…