When an emergency occurs in difficult or inaccessible terrain, getting responders to those who need help can be one of the greatest challenges. During Patriot ’26, Kentucky Army National Guard aviators used the capabilities of…
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey, Montana National Guard HELENA, Montana. — Montana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion recently completed instructor certification…
Story by Airman 1st Class Karina López, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan. — Dust settled around an HH-60W Jolly Green II as Airmen assigned to the 33rd RQS (Rescue Squadron) unloaded mission-essential equipment and…
MCKINLEYVILLE, California. — A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue (medevac) of a 16-year-old girl (hiker) after she was reported to have fallen 30-40 feet from a…
Story by Mark Scott, Guam National Guard DEDEDO, Guam. – A Guam National Guard unit deployed under Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, partnered with the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25)…
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 Sgt. Leanna Russell, Wyoming National Guard GREYBULL, Wyoming . — High above the snow-covered slopes of the Greybull Mountains, a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk hovers as personnel from the Big…
Story by Capt. 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…
Story by Capt. 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…
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck, National Guard Bureau EDGEWOOD, Md. — Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard conducted rescue hoist training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team at…