FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona – A California Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of an injured woman in Montana Peak. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter, belonging to Task Force Sentinel, took off from Tucson International Airport for a routine mission. The UH-72A Lakota aircrew consisted of Cal Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol Leer másCalifornia Guard UH-72 Lakota aircrew rescue woman in Montana Peak[…]
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 Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard continues its support of emergency first responders assisting areas impacted by severe flooding following the landfall of Hurricane Helene. Working with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, guardsmen are providing 24-hour, ground and aerial rescue support to those in need. Leer másTennessee Guard assist in Hurricane Helene rescue efforts[…]
Story by 2nd Lt. Nagraj Rao, 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — The Cal Guard (California Air National Guard) 129th Rescue Wing successfully conducted critical medical airdrop to a woman aboard a sailboat 750 nautical miles off the United States coast in the Pacific Ocean, following a complex rescue mission on Leer másCal Guard 129th RQW conduct medical airdrop to a woman 750 nm[…]
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue a hiker (woman) who was injured and stranded hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern Oregon, June 23, 2024. Working with the Klamath County Sheriff’s office and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the Oregon Army National Guard helped rescue Leer másOregon Guard HH-60M rescue injured hiker on Pacific Crest Trail[…]
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted Custer County Search and Rescue with the rescue of an injured hiker on Thompson Peak of the Sawtooth Range, outside of Stanley, Idaho. Saturday, July 6, 2024. The hiker, a 19-year-old male, suffered an ankle injury following a fall while rock-climbing near the mountain range’s highest Leer másIdaho Army National Guard rescue injured hiker on Thompson Peak[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On the evening of Wednesday, June 12, a Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk aircrew, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescue a hiker having a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shortly after 7 p.m., eastern time, the Tennessee 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[…]