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…
Story by Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) HH-60W Jolly Green II aircrews with pararescuemen assigned to the 176th Wing and Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) UH-60L…
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 Airman Iain Stanley, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — USAF Airmen from the 38th, 41st and 71st Rescue Squadron trained alongside local, state and federal partners during the 2026 Search and…
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 Maj. David Bedard, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Three Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) pararescuemen (PJs) from 212th Rescue Squadron «Guardian Angel» provided lifesaving medical care during the rescue of a pilot…
MIAMI – Coast Guard Southeast District watchstanders coordinated the rescue of 11 survivors from a plane crash approximately 80 nautical miles off Melbourne, Florida. A U.S. Air Force 920th Air Rescue Wing HH-60W Jolly Green…
Story by Bemjamin Hughes, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard The Maryland National Guard (MDNG) supported a massive SAR (search and rescue) exercise (SAREX) spanning 20 square miles of land and water, from the Loch…
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partners continue to search and rescue mission for the missing crew of the cargo vessel Mariana off Saipan. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130J Hercules aircrews and the crew of fast response Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) are searching east of…
Amarillo, TX (April 20, 2026) – Bell Textron announced initial results and benefits from more than 10,000 flight hours of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) V-22 Osprey (CV-22) tiltrotors with the Nacelle Improvement (NI) Program. The…