Story by Andrea Jenkins, Air Forces Southern U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrews assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group, supported by Air Forces Southern, conducted a long-range rescue of a mariner from a tanker vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, February 5, 2026. The mission underscored how training, Leer másAir Force HH-60W aircrews rescue mariner 340 nm off Mexico[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Kylee Marshall, 11th Airborne Division YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska- Ahead of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02, U.S. Army medical personnel, assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac (medical evacuation) rehearsal in Alaska designed to validate lifesaving Leer más11th Airborne Division conducted a medevac rehearsal in Alaska[…]
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 Horn Search and Rescue team are lowered into the rugged terrain below to conduct a joint helicopter hoist training to maintain Leer másA Wyoming Army Guard UH-60 and the Big Horn County SAR team conduct rescue training[…]
SANTA CRUZ, California. — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday morning for two possible missing surfers reported in distress near the Santa Cruz lighthouse Friday evening, pending further developments. February 8, 2026. The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies searched more than 90 nautical miles for 10.5 combined hours before suspending at approximately 8 a.m. Background: Leer másCoast Guard suspends search for two missing surfers near Santa Cruz[…]
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas. The aircraft will support the transition of Air Station Sacramento, California, from C-27J Spartan aircraft to HC-130J Super Hercules. Three Coast Guard Leer másCoast Guard receives its 18th HC-130J Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft[…]
MIAMI – A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew and tanker vessel Radiant Pride’s crew conducted the rescue of three sailors from a sailing vessel taking on water 450 nautical miles east of Daytona Beach. On Monday, January 2, 2025, atlantic approximately 2:20 a.m. The three mariners were brought aboard Radiant Leer másCoast Guard and tanker vessel crew rescue 3 sailors 450 miles off Daytona Beach[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Lindsay Weichel, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Late last year the 87th Electronic Warfare Squadron (87th EWS) made history for the second time in 2025, completing the first COMBAT SHIELD flight line developmental evaluation of the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter units assigned to the 55th Leer más87th EWS conducted first evaluation of the HH-60W helicopter[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 27 fishermen after their Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles north-northwest of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Saturday, January 31, 2026. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, Sunday, the motor vessel Seaways Kenosha arrived on scene and safely recovered all 27 people Leer másCoast Guard coordinates rescue of 27 fishermen 483 nautical miles of Galapagos Islands[…]
Story by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II, 18th Wing KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — For the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force 18th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Weather Flight, weather means something else entirely: mission success or failure, aircraft safety or risk, life or loss. Jan. 16, 2026, members of the 18th OSS Weather Flight Leer más18th OSS Weather Flight HH-60W Jolly Green II[…]
Story by Christopher Jones, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms CHINA LAKE, California. — A Navy SAR Team (search and rescue) MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake conducted the rescue (medevac) following the ejection of an F-16 pilot approximately 15 miles east of China Lake. Leer másNavy SAR Team MH-60S rescue (medevac) F-16 pilot near China Lake[…]