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Tag: Search and Rescue

Lost hiker sought by Alaska Guard finds her way to safety
June 17, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A search for a hiker who had a run-in with bears ended when she made her way to a road and waved down a driver, a day-and-a-half after she was last heard... MORE

173rd FW joins search and rescue team in simulated exercise
June 10, 2021 — GERBER RESERVOIR, Ore. – In a quiet corner of an Eastern Oregon forest, a team of volunteers in bright yellow shirts emblazoned with “Search and Rescue” combed the rocky hills in search of a mannequin... MORE

Kentucky National Guard trains with search and rescue teams
April 2, 2021 — LONDON, Ky. – Approximately 100 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen trained on search and rescue techniques with several dozen members of the London-Laurel Rescue Squad and Laurel County... MORE

Pave Hawk pilot at home in Alaska with 176th Wing
March 3, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – In Alaska bush pilot circles, a serpentine network of mountain passes compose the aviation arteries that make transiting the state’s rugged terrain in small... MORE

176th Wing Airmen join Noble Defender rescue exercise
January 25, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing participated in the Operation Noble Defender search-and-rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan... MORE

Colorado Guard maintains readiness during record year
December 17, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard's COVID-19 mission is the largest and longest activation of the National Guard in state history in what has been a record year for CONG domestic... MORE

Montana National Guard aircrew rescues hikers at 9,300 feet
October 9, 2020 — CONDON, Mont. – A Montana Army National Guard medevac team in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rescued two hikers from the Holland Peak area Oct. 5 after one of the hikers developed a life-threatening... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter
October 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued a hunter injured in an ATV accident Oct. 7 near Metal Creek northeast of Anchorage. Alaska Air... MORE

Colorado Hoist Rescue team, CONG partner to save lives
October 7, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado Hoist Rescue Team and Colorado National Guard partnered to change how the military performs hoist rescues.This innovation shortens the time required for a helicopter... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker at Hatcher Pass
September 17, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Sept. 16 at Hatcher Pass. Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Kelly, Alaska... MORE

Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island
May 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16. A little after midnight, three... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 people
May 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued two people on back-to-back missions May 10. Alaska State Troopers requested assistance to rescue an injured... MORE

Alaska Army Guard helps rescue Iditarod mushers
March 23, 2020 — NOME, Alaska – Aircrew with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, flew three Iditarod mushers to safety after they and their sled dog teams went through floodwaters... MORE

Cal Guard supports civilian search and rescue training
October 9, 2019 — PETALUMA, Calif. – Volunteers from around the state attended helicopter safety and rescue training sponsored by the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with the California... MORE

New York National Guard honors Korean War MIA

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions

Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press