Story by Maj. David Bedard, 176th Wing The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescue two plane crash victims near Yukon Territory and six other people during four rescue missions in Alaska between January 26 to 31. A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk and a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II, both with Leer másAKANG HH-60G rescue 2 plane crash victims in Yukon Territory[…]
Story by Maj. David Bedard, 176th Wing ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD — 210th RQS Detachment 1 HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrews are on permanent rescue alert in rescue alert in Eielson Air Force Base. Suspended in her parachute harness, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot descended toward the frigid Interior Alaska landscape. In the dead of Leer más210th RQS Detachment 1 stands rescue alert at Eielson Air Force Base[…]
National Guard Bureau MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, California. — Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground firefighting efforts as wildfires rage across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. More than 1,850 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming are activated. Mutliple C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Leer másNational Guard is involved in California firefighting efforts[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard 211th Rescue Squadron aircrew assisted to Coast Guard 17th District in the rescue of a pilot of a downed Cessna on Iliamna Lake. November 21 at Iliamna Lake. The Coast Guard dispatched an MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Air Station Leer másCoast Guard and AKANG crews rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake[…]
Story by Senior Airman Kevin Nious, 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — A 129th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew medevac a 79-year-old fisherman (USAF veteran) approximately 400 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego, California. November 8, 2024. The patient was on a chartered fishing trip Thursday morning Leer más129th Rescue Wing HH-60G medevac fisherman 400 nm off San Diego[…]
Story by Cheran Campbell, New York National Guard WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — The NY National Guard 106th Rescue Wing officially marked the arrival of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue fleet during a ceremony Oct. 25 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. The aircraft will replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk Leer másNY Air Guard Wing has received the HH-60W CRH helicopter[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 176th Wing rescue an injured hunter about 15 nautical miles northwest of Haines. The mission started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) received a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers following Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue hunter near Haines[…]
Story by 2nd Lt, Nagraj Rao , 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — In a remarkable display of coordination and teamwork, the 129th Rescue Wing executed a high-stakes medevac 800 nautical miles offshore San Francisco. The mission launched in response to a request from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 11th District in Leer más129th Rescue Wing medevac mariner 800 miles off San Francisco[…]
ALAMEDA, California. — The Coast Guard coordinated efforts with the U.S. Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing and the U.S. Air Force’s 563rd Rescue Group to medevac a mariner approximately 1000 nautical miles west of Humboldt Bay, California. Wednesday, October 9, 2024. At 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Eleventh District Command Center received a report from the captain Leer másCoast Guard coordinates medevac 1000 nautical miles off Humboldt Bay[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) aircrews from 176th Wing conducted the rescue of three plane crashes victims. In total, eight distressed residents were rescued through five missions over the Labor Day Weekend. Two of the missions required 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel to parachute from an HC-130J Combat King II. The Leer másAKANG 176th Wing rescue several people from three plane crashes[…]