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[…]
Story by Sgt. Ian Charles Tracy, Utah National Guard WEST JORDAN, UT – The 97th Aviation Troop Command has been known for its air superiority for decades. Being one of few National Guard units to originally field the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the 1st Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment, Air Pirates are receiving a total of Leer másUtah Army Guard receives the first four AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit PACIFIC OCEAN — H-1 Helicopters (UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper) assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, launching from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Leer más15th MEU H-1 helicopters conducts training in the Indo-Pacific[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold Leer más2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP[…]
Story by Bradley J. Clark, 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — The 908th Flying Training Wing has been transitioning from a C-130-equipped tactical airlift unit to becoming the formal training unit for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for nearly four years now. After divesting the last of its C-130 Hercules Leer másMH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter participates in first training event[…]
Philadelphia, 17/09/2024 – Leonardo has delivered the 100th TH-73A Thrasher aircraft to the United States Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS), on September 17, at a ceremony in Northeast Philadelphia. In early 2020, the Navy selected the Leonardo TH-73A, an advanced Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) rated version of the commercial AW119Kx, to replace its aging Leer másU.S. Navy receives its 100th TH-73A Thrasher to AHTS[…]
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 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[…]
