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Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner
February 27, 2026 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard personnel conducted a rescue mission Feb. 21 after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers through the...

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims on Glacial Lake
March 26, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rescued three people from the wreckage of a crashed PA-12...

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Great Smoky Mountains Hiker
March 25, 2025 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park March 22. Shortly after 5:30 p.m...

Alaska Air Guard Rescues 8 People in 4 Missions
February 10, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued eight people during four rescue missions in Alaska and Yukon Territory Jan. 26-31.A 210th Rescue Squadron...

New Hampshire National Guard Rescues Hypothermic Hiker
December 23, 2024 — CONCORD, N.H. - A momentary break in cloud cover gave a New Hampshire Army National Guard medevac crew just enough time to save a stricken hiker in the White Mountains Dec. 19.Patrick Bittman, 28, of...

Alaska Air Guard, Coast Guard Rescue Pilot at Iliamna Lake
November 27, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 211th Rescue Squadron helped the Coast Guard rescue the pilot of a downed Cessna 207 Nov. 21 at Iliamna Lake.The Coast...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Goat Hunter
October 11, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued an injured goat hunter Oct. 4 about 15 miles northwest of Haines.The mission started when the...

Tennessee Guard Rescues Stranded Hospital Patients, Staff
September 28, 2024 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard is supporting the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and state, county and local first responders in the areas impacted by severe flooding following...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 2 Plane Crash Victims
September 23, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members conducted two missions in one helicopter sortie Sept. 15, rescuing two general aviation pilots at two crash sites...

Alaska Army Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Rafter
August 14, 2024 — BETHEL, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, helped rescue an overdue...

Alaska Army National Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Hiker
August 7, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard aviators with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, helped rescue a hiker in critical condition near Hatcher Pass...

Alaska Air Guard Helps Rescue Plane Accident Victims
July 22, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing and the National Park Service and Talkeetna Air Taxi rescued nine plane crash victims July 12 at the...

Alaska Air Guard Rescue Triad Conducts Water Rescue Training
June 6, 2024 — WHITTIER, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted water rescue operations training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier May...

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Injured Snowmachiner
January 18, 2024 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of the 176th Wing rescued an injured snowmachine rider Jan. 15 about 20 miles northeast of Valdez.The snowmachiner activated...

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Forces Train on Search and Rescue Skills
September 6, 2023 — SAN FERNANDO, Philippines - The Hawaii National Guard engaged in an urban and mountain search and rescue subject matter expert exchange with the 505th Search and Rescue Group, Philippine Air Force,...

New York Air Guard Helped Search for Lost Minisub
June 23, 2023 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Thirty-eight Airmen assigned to the New York National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing were part of the effort to locate the commercial submersible Titan that...

Tennessee National Guard Trains With State Civilian Agencies
January 9, 2023 — JAMESTOWN, Tenn. – A Black Hawk from the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion touches down in a bare field in Pickett Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial State Park. Nearby, groups of Tennessee...

Montana National Guard Aircrews Rescue Flood Victims
June 15, 2022 — FORT HARRISON, Mont. – Montana Army National Guard helicopter crews rescued dozens of flood victims this week. At the request of local officials, the Montana National Guard continues to assist with...

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...

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...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response