Story by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey, 168th Wing Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army’s Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus on Nov 6, 2024, to deliver Leer másAlaska National Guard Operation Santa Claus 2024[…]
STRATFORD, Conn., Oct. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Government has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to provide 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece. The deal includes 35 aircraft for the Hellenic Army as well as personnel training, training equipment and an initial provisioning package, which will significantly improve Leer másGreece orders 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters[…]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s ALIAS / MATRIX™ flight autonomy system onto the U.S. Army’s experimental fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Designated MX, the upgraded aircraft will enable the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Leer másDARPA selects Sikorsky to add autonomy to UH-60M Black Hawk[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) 207th Aviation Troop Command, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, stationed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau, Sept. 19, where AKARNG aviators will fulfill federal training requirements across Southeast Alaska. In addition to their federal mission, the Black Hawk aviators will support, when available, emergency requests Leer másAKARNG stations a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in Juneau[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard LOUISVILLE, Tennessee. – A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Shortly after 3 a.m., eastern time, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) were Leer másTennessee Guard UH-60 rescue hiker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park[…]
Story by 1st Class Jonathan Pietrantoni, New York National Guard POZO ALMONTE, Chile – In the hot sun of the Atacama Desert in the Tacapacá region, Texas Army National Guard and Chilean combat medics are training together as part of the State Partnership Program to provide first aid, immediate lifesaving measures and triage at Southern Leer másTexas Guard and Chilean medics train at Southern Fenix 24[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee National Guard provided four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion to fight wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, beginning August 27,2024.. Around 2:20 p.m. EST, Tennessee Leer másTennessee Guard UH-60 crews respond to Great Smoky Mountains wildfires[…]
BETHEL, Alaska – An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue an overdue rafter in Goodnews Lake on August 12. Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion. The UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew, led by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Kruse, Bethel Army Aviation Operating Facility commander and pilot in command, was notified Leer másAlaska Army Guard UH-60L crew rescue rafter in Goodnews Lake[…]
Story by Balinda O’Neal, Alaska Army National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators with G Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, helped rescue a hiker in critical condition in the vicinity of Hatcher Pass, Aug. 6, 2024. The HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew, led by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Cody Leer másAlaska Guard HH-60M helicopter crew rescue hiker in Hatcher Pass[…]
Story by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, recently performed their third medevac in a month, this time of an injured driver near the remote community of Livengood. Early on August 2, the unit received notification from Leer másArmy UH-60 helicopter medevac an injured driver near Livengood[…]
