Story by Sgt. Timothy Jackson, DoD Southern Border 2025 FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona. – A Task Force Falcon and aviation unit in Joint Task Force-Southern Border HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the medevac (medical evacuation) of two injured people in the Big Bend Sector of Texas. Local emergency medical services (EMS) first reported an ATV Leer másA JTF-SB HH-60L aircrew medevac two people in the Big Bend area[…]
Story by Maj. Robert Taylor, Idaho Army National Guard The Idaho Army National Guard State Aviation Group conducted a dozen successful search and rescue missions throughout 2025. “Our Citizen-Soldiers stand ready to move out at moment’s notice when partner agencies request help, especially when our fellow Idahoans’ welfare hangs in the balance,” said Idaho Army Leer másIdaho Army National Guard conducted 12 search and rescue missions[…]
Story by Mike Freeman, Idaho Army National Guard Idaho Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrews from Detachment 1, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment executed the IDARNG Aviation Group’s 9th and 10th successful search and rescue (SAR) missions of 2025 on August 28 and September 2, respectively. On August 28, the unit Leer másIdaho Army Guard HH-60M executes 10th SAR mission of 2025[…]
Story by Master Sgt. Michael Touchette, Montana National Guard Helena, MT — The Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG) recently completed a high-altitude SAR mission to rescue a missing 71-year-old hiker in the Stillwater Plateau region of the Beartooth Mountains. The operation showcased seamless coordination between state and federal agencies. The hiker was last seen on Leer másMontana Army Guard HH-60M rescue hiker in Stillwater Plateau[…]
Story by Maj. Ryan Finnegan, Montana National Guard Billings, Montana. — A Montana Army National Guard HH60M Black Hawk medevac helicopter aircrew from 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted the rescue of three hikers from the Princess Lake area of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The HH-60M aircrew safely transporting them to receive medical attention. August 17, Leer másMontana Army Guard HH-60M rescue three hikers at Princess Lake[…]
An Idaho Army National Guard (IDARNG) HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a hiker on a ridgeline near Fiddle Lake, Trinity Mountain, east of Boise. Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Idaho Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk, belongs Detachment 1, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment executed the IDARNG Aviation Group’s Leer másIdaho Army Guard HH-60M crew rescue hiker and his dog near Fiddle Lake[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) Soldiers assigned to G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducted two separate rescue missions of hunters with leg injuries at the start of the Alaska sheep hunting season. Both rescues launched from JBER using an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Leer másAn AKARNG HH-60M crew rescue two hunters in Alaska on Sunday[…]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hoffert, Montana Army National Guard ZORTMAN, Montana. — A Montana Army National Guard, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion, HH-60M Black Hawk aircrew conducted the rescue of hiker from Old Scraggy Peak in the Little Rockies. August 9, 2025. A man fell off a cliff north of Zortman and had Leer másMontana Guard HH-60M rescue hiker from Old Scraggy Peak[…]
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) aviators assigned to Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, hosted mission partners for a multi-agency SAR hoist symposium at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 20-22, 2025. The event brought together search and rescue (SAR) professionals from Leer másAlaska Army National Guard hosted SAR hoist symposium[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Army, and Civil Air Patrol units conducted the rescue of 10 people between May 24 and 28, 2025. These missions were conducted primarily in support of the Alaska State Troopers and local hospitals from May 24-28, Leer másAlaska Air and Army Guard rescue 10 people between May 24-28[…]