Story by Wayne Clyne, Oregon National Guard SALEM, Oregon. — The new self-stabilizing hoist device Vita helped an Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew during the rescue of an injured hunter (man)…
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard An Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) HH-60M Black Hawk aircrew conducted the rescue of an injured mountain biker from the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood after the Alaska…
Story by Sgt. Brittany Burton, North Carolina National Guard Jackson Springs, N.C. – When disaster strikes and roads disappear beneath floodwaters, bridges are washed away, or communities become isolated, rescuers may have to take to…
Story by Maj. Lisa Allen, South Carolina National Guard McENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – The South Carolina Army National Guard is enhancing its mission readiness and life-saving (rescue and medevac) capabilities with the…
Story by Maj. Wayne Clyne, Oregon National Guard PENDLETON, Oregon. – Oregon Army National Guard aircrews aboard HH-60M Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters assisted in Hagen Fire response, Umatilla County.. Inside the cabin of…
Story by Maj. Wayne Clyne, Oregon National Guard PENDLETON, Oregon. – Two Oregon Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters began water bucket operations July 29 in support of wildland…
Story by Maj. Robert Taylor, Idaho Army National Guard An Idaho Army National Guard State Aviation Group HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew, working with the Boise Fire Department, conducted the rescue of an injured hiker…
Story by Maj. David Bedard, Alaska National Guard Alaska National Guard HH-60W Jolly Green II and HH-60M Black Hawk aircrews conducted the rescue of four persons in four missions during the July 4 (2026) holiday…
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 Capt. Jasmine Mathews, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) May 18-21, marking twelve years of…
