Yuma, Arizona. – A CBP AMO AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew from the Yuma Air Branch worked with U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector earlier this week in the rescue of a group of migrants in distress while crossing the Sonoran Desert. U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona were alerted to activity within the Cabeza Leer másCBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold Leer más2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Mary Turpin KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Members of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons conducted a maritime CSAR (combat search and rescue) training at Ie Shima Island and its surrounding waters, Sept. 4, 2024. The CSAR training was a “full mission profile” (FMP) meaning it encompassed all the elements of Leer más31st and 33rd RQS conducts maritime CSAR full mission profile[…]
Story by Bradley J. Clark, 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — The 908th Flying Training Wing has been transitioning from a C-130-equipped tactical airlift unit to becoming the formal training unit for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for nearly four years now. After divesting the last of its C-130 Hercules Leer másMH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter participates in first training event[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and the San Francisco Fire Department rescue five boaters near Ocean Beach. Sunday, September 29, 2024. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a call from the operator of a 35-foot boat beset by weather with five persons aboard at 1:23 p.m. Coast Guard watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB), coordinated the Leer másCoast Guard and partner rescue 5 boaters near Ocean Beach[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue (medevac) a 74-year-old male hiker from a creek after he fell off a bridge approximately 18 miles east of Brookings, Oregon. Sunday, September 30, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received notification at approximately 2:50 p.m. from Air Station North Bend relaying a Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue injured hiker near Brookings[…]
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[…]
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac a 32-year-old fisherman (male) from the commercial fishing vessel Legacy approximately one nautical mile west of San Clemente Island. Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received notification from the Legacy, reporting that a 32-year-old male crew Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac fisherman near San Clemente Island[…]
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac (medical evacuation) a 74-year-old fisherman (male) from the fishing vessel Poseidon approximately 35 nautical miles west of San Diego. Wednesday, September 25, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received notification from the fishing vessel Poseidon, reporting that a Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac fisherman off San Diego[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac an 8-year-old boy off the cruise ship Royal Princess approximately 20 nautical miles west of Eureka. Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received notification at approximately 7 a.m. from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River relaying a request from the Royal Leer másCoast Guard medevac 8-year-old boy from cruise ship near Eureka[…]
