Story by Capt. Jasmine Mathews, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) May 18-21, marking twelve years of…
Story by Senior Airman Christian Conrado, 53rd Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — An Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a stranded hiker on a cliffside on Shadow…
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…
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…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Crystal Housman, 129th Rescue Wing MOUNTAIN VIEW, California. – A California Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Wing, HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted a high risk overnight rescue (medevac) of…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony, 18th Wing PHILIPPINE SEA. — Three USAF 18th Wing HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters flew through strong winds and torrential rain to provide emergency support following the disaster in…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-8, 920th Rescue Wing PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. — The last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters departed on their final flight after nearly three decades as a cornerstone of…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir, U.S. Air Force DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — A total force team of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen rescue a pregnant woman 250 nautical miles off…
Story by Senior Airman Serena Smith, 129tg Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, California.— The U.S. Air Force 129th Rescue Wing is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk with six newer HH-60W Jolly Green II…
Story by Sgt. Abbey Rieves, 355th Wing MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tennessee — Two U.S. Air Force (USAF) HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters mobilized as the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 563d Personnel…