Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft rescue three persons in two missions at remote locations across Alaska, April 4-5. The first mission began April 4 when Norton Sound Regional Hospital officials in Nome asked the Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue 3 in 2 missions[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk crew from the 176th Wing rescue an injured snowmachine rider about 20 miles northeast of Valdez. January 15, 2024. The snowmachiner activated an SOS signal on his two-way satellite communication device, prompting the Alaska State Troopers Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G crew rescue snowmachine rider[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue three sailors offshore Sitka, Alaska. January 10, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an overturned vessel near Chichagof Island, Tuesday evening, and recovered three survivors and located two deceased individuals. An MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue 3 sailors near Sitka[…]
Story by Balinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A UH-60M Black Hawk aircrew, Detachment 1, Gulf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion from Alaska Army National Guard rescue a person from the Main Bay Hatchery 20 miles southwest of Whittier, Jan. 17. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a mission support Leer másAlaska National Guard rescue distressed person near Whittier[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 23-year-old woman from the cruise ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm, approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of Juneau, Alaska, Monday. A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 11:30 a.m., hoisted the Leer másCoast Guard medevac woman from cruise ship near Tracy Arm, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew, forward deployed to Kotzebue, rescue three teenagers stranded near Selawik Lake, Tuesday afternoon. The three teenagers were found safely on shore and brought back to Selawik. At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders received an agency assistance request to help Leer másCoast Guard, partner agencies locate, rescue 3 teens near Selawik Lake[…]
Juneau, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers, U. S. Forest Service, and Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad (KVRS) responded to a downed aircraft Thursday eight miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. An MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the wreckage of downed aircraft at 2:37 p.m. and lowered Leer másCoast Guard respond to downed aircraft near Ketchikan, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue three individuals on the Chilkat River near Haines, Sunday night. The aircrew arrived on scene at 10:20 p.m. aboard the MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter and safely hoisted and transported two adult females and one adult male to awaiting local Emergency Medical Leer másCoast Guard Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue three from Chilkat River[…]
HAINES, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue a skier from backcountry near Haines, Alaska, Saturday after he was mauled by a bear. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the man who suffered injuries to his head and hands after being attacked on a mountain during a backcountry skiing outing. Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60 crew rescue an skier mauled by bear near Haines, Alaska[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue a rafter Sunday after her pack raft capsized Saturday on the Klehini River north of Haines, Alaska. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka located the 42-year-old woman, who was exhibiting symptoms of mild hypothermia, and flew her to Haines where she was Leer másCoast Guard rescue stranded rafter north of Haines, Alaska[…]
