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[…]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Mercedee Wilds, 124th Fighter Wing IDAHO CITY, IDAHO – Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota aircrews conducted joint combat rescue (CSAR) and medevac training. The sounds of rotor blades thumped overhead as the rotor wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters kicked up rocks and debris that Leer másIdaho National Guard conducted combat rescue (CSAR) training[…]
Story by Captiva. Andrew Lightsey IV, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – The 101st CAB HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrews from the unit trained Higher Performance Rescue Hoist (HPU) operations on April 15, 2025, in Iraq. The most sought-after aviation brigade in the Army, the 101st CAB (Combat Aviation Brigade), 101st Leer más101st CAB HH-60M refines skills with rescue training[…]
Story by Captiva. Shamari Pratt, North Carolina National Guard North Carolina Army National Guard 449th Combat Aviation Brigade aicrews participated in a showcase hosted by North Carolina Emergency Management at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. on April 17, 2025. The showcase highlighted the wide range of capabilities that the state can employ during Leer másNorth Carolina National Guard showcases NCHART capabilities[…]
Story by Mike Freeman, Idaho Army National Guard Idaho Army National Guard — Idaho Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrews trained with the Boise Fire Department’s technical rescue team March 27 and 28 near Gowen Field. The training helped qualify Boise Firefighters for conducting hoist operations in conjunction with Idaho Army National Guard Leer másIdaho Army National Guard HH-60M aircrews trained with Boise Fire Department[…]
In June 2024, U.S. Navy aircrews flying MH-60R Seahawk helicopters conducted the rescue of 22 mariners after two commercial vessels were attacked by Houthis in the southern Red Sea and adjacent Gulf of Aden. A central player in Yemen’s civil war, the Houthis used an unmanned surface vessel to damage and then sink motor vessel Tutor, a Leer másSikorsky recognizes Navy HSM-74 MH-60R crew for rescue mission[…]
Story by Captain Derek VanWyck, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Arizona. — A crew of United States Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) successfully confucted the rescue of a injured motorcyclist in the remote California desert demonstrating the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion and Leer másVMX-1 CH-53K crew rescue injured motorcyclist in California desert[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska. — Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion conducted the rescue of three people from a PA-12 Super Cruiser plane crash that was partially submerged in glacial ice on a lake located approximately Leer másAKARNG HH-60M aircrew rescue 3 people from plane crash on glacial lake near Soldotna[…]
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk aircrew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson conducted the rescue of an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. March 22, 2025. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified an injured hiker Leer másTennessee Army Guard UH-60L rescue hiker in Great Smoky Mountains[…]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amy Mullins, USS America (LHA 6). Adapted by Hugo Ramos. While Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE (HSC-25) is embarked aboard USS America (LHA 6), the aircrew practices search and rescue (SAR) training at sea. SAR is a life-saving mission designed to recover people on land and at sea Leer másNavy HSC-25 MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrews SAR training[…]