Story by 2nd Lt. Nagraj Rao, 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — The Cal Guard (California Air National Guard) 129th Rescue Wing successfully conducted critical medical airdrop to a woman aboard a sailboat 750 nautical miles off the United States coast in the Pacific Ocean, following a complex rescue mission on Leer másCal Guard 129th RQW conduct medical airdrop to a woman 750 nm[…]
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Washington. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) team MH-60S Knighthawk from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescue two hikers the last week: a female hiker on the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail near Blizzard Peak in North Central Washington, June 15, 2024, and another female hiker near Colchuck Lake Leer másWhidbey SAR MH-60S aircrew rescue 2 hikers in four days[…]
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) MH-60S Knighthawk team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescue an Army Soldier who was on a training exercise with his unit in the Okanagan Mountain range. Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The soldier’s unit requested transport to a medical facility after he Leer másWhidbey SAR MH-60S rescue a soldier in Okanagan Mountain range[…]
Story by Senior Airman Serena Smith, 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew conducts a long-range medevac of a man from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas 400 nautical miles off San Francisco. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center activated the California Air National Guard’s Leer másHH-60G conducts long-range medevac of a man 400 nm offshore[…]
A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued a hiker who had fallen and sustained injuries on Cutthroat Peak in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest, Monday, April 29, 2024. The day before, April 28, the SAR weekend duty crew attempted to perform the rescue but was forced to abort the Leer másWhidbey SAR team rescue hiker on Cutthroat Peak[…]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 1, 2024 – A fisherman from San Diego is safely on land after his rescue by an HC-130J Combat King II aircrew from 129th Rescue Wing near Socorro Island. The fisherman experienced multiple seizures and lost consciousness at sea. The man was airlifted in medevac mission by the California Air National Leer más129th Rescue Wing HC-130J rescue fisherman near Socorro Island[…]
Story by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli, 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.— Showcasing not only their exceptional skill and readiness but also their dedication to their motto, an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron and 38th Rescue Squadron conducted a rapid patient transport from Ascension Sacred Leer más41st Rescue HH-60W aircrew conducts hospital patient transfer[…]
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin crew and an HC-130 Hercules aircrew rescue two overdue boaters from a life raft near Cape San Blas, Florida. Tuesday, April 25, 2023. At 3:21 p.m., the aircrew of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules located a life raft with the two missing boaters aboard. The aircrew then Leer másCoast Guard rescue two boaters near Cape San Blas, Florida[…]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue an injured hiker from the beach near Cape Johnson in Olympic National Park Monday afternoon. At 1:50 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound watchstanders received a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center relaying park rangers’ request for assistance in rescuing a 73-year-old man with Leer másCoast Guard rescue injured hiker near Cape Johnson, WA[…]
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines conducted a routine search and rescue exercise off the coasts of Delaware and Maryland, Tuesday. The SAR exercise simulated an aircraft incident, the need to search and rescue crew, and respond to debris in the water. The purpose of the exercise was first, Leer másCoast Guard, Navy, USAF and USMC conducts SAR exercise[…]
