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 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 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 Sgt. 1st Class Amber Peck, National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Virginia – The Air National Guard recently secured $33 million in federal funding to field a new satellite-based communications system designed to significantly improve…
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of an injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing. The search…
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 176th Wing conducted the rescue of an injured snowmachiner…
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 176th Wing conducted the medevac of a patient in Seldovia,…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Crystal Housman, 129th Rescue Wing MOUNTAIN VIEW, California. – A California Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Wing, HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted a high risk overnight rescue (medevac) of…
SEATTLE – While responding to historic flooding in Washington State on Friday, a Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of two stranded hunters from a remote cabin in the…
BETHEL, Alaska — Snow moved into western Alaska early Oct. 22, 2025, bringing new challenges to Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM) during Operation Halong Response. Despite the conditions, AKOM aircrews remain steadfast in their mission to…