Story by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 176th Wing HC-130J Combat King II aircrew and Guardian Angel PJs conducted the medevac of a man with a traumatic hand injury at Eareckson Air Station in the Aleutian Islands, October 9, 2025. This rescue Leer másAn Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J medevac man in the Aleutian Islands[…]
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 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[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard LOUISVILLE, Tennessee. – A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Shortly after 3 a.m., eastern time, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) were Leer másTennessee Guard UH-60 rescue hiker in Great Smoky Mountains National Park[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas. Tennessee National Guard LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews rescue two hikers suffering medical emergencies in separate air evacuation missions in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area. Friday, May 31, 2024. Shortly after 2 p.m., the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Leer másTennessee National Guard UH-60 rescue 2 hikers in Great Smoky Mountains[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Two Alaska Air National Guard Airmen jumped (Pararescuemen) from a 176th Wing combat search and rescue (CSAR) aircraft into the village of Kotlik to expedite medical care for a critically ill patient and medevac her to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The medical evacuation Leer másAlaska Air National Guard medevac critically ill patient from Kotlik[…]