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Pennsylvania National Guard Rehearses Air Medevac
October 18, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Jazmyne Wanger, a combat medic specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, tends to a simulated wounded Soldier while an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter draws near the pickup site during an air medevac exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area Oct. 11, 2024.

California Air Guard Helps Rescue Critically Injured Mariner
October 16, 2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, mobilize for an overwater rescue operation at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., Oct. 9, 2024.

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 2 Plane Crash Victims
September 23, 2024
Alaska Air National 210th Rescue Squadron Guardsmen train in HH-60G Pave Hawk operations Sept. 6, 2024, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The HH-60 is the Department of Defense's only dedicated rotary-wing combat search and rescue platform.

Alaska National Guard Rescues 4 Hunters in Same-day Missions
September 18, 2024
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter based in Bethel, Alaska, lands in a flooded area to rescue two stranded hunters along the rapidly rising Gagaryah River about 200 miles from Bethel Sept. 16, 2024. The AKARNG received a request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center after the hunters used a satellite communications device to call the Alaska State Troopers for assistance.

Tennessee Guard Rescues Hiker in Great Smoky Mountains Park
September 10, 2024
A Black Hawk from the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the Tennessee National Guard hovers while medics prepare to descend during the SAREX 23 exercise in Pickett State Park near Jamestown, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2023. The group worked on tracking, locating and evacuating missing people as part of a training exercise with other military and civilian agencies.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims, Hikers, Hunter
September 9, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Dan Warren, right, 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Master Sgt. Harry Bromley, 212th RQS pararescueman, evacuate an injured airplane pilot Aug. 30, 2024, about 50 miles southwest of Tok to a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk. Warren and Bromley jumped from a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II to reach the injured pilot.

Michigan Air Guard Medical Group Trains on Patient Staging
August 15, 2024
U.S. Air Force medics from the 127th Medical Group, Michigan Air National Guard, load a litter on a U.S. Army CH-47 from the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, during Exercise Northern Strike 2024-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2024.

Alaska Air Guard Helps Rescue Plane Accident Victims
July 22, 2024
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard.

Idaho Army Guard Helps Rescue Injured Hikers in 2 Missions
July 16, 2024
The same training that Idaho Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers complete to be ready to fight and win our nation’s wars also makes the Guardsmen a valuable asset in their local communities when called upon to support domestic operations in emergencies.

Wisconsin Guard Conducts Search and Rescue Training
July 15, 2024
Sgt. Zachary Hintze, a crew chief assigned to a Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew from West Bend, Wis., hoists Sgt. 1st Class Eric Furbee, a critical care flight paramedic, back into the aircraft after a successful patient recovery during a search and rescue training exercise June 1, 2024, in Jackson County. The Black Hawk crew collaborated with Trail Ambassadors and the emergency management offices of Jackson County and the Ho-Chunk Nation.

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Mariner in Gulf of Alaska
July 10, 2024
The Alaska Air National Guard rescues a critically ill mariner from a ship in the Gulf of Alaska June 15, 2024.

Idaho Army National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
July 9, 2024
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted the Custer County Search and Rescue with the rescue of an injured hiker July 6, 2024, on Thompson Peak of the Sawtooth Range outside Stanley, Idaho.

Tennessee Guard Rescues Hiker in Great Smoky Mountains Park
June 14, 2024
Tennessee Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew chief Sgt. Daniel Bandy prepares to lower flight paramedic Sgt. 1st Class Giovanni DeZuani by hoist to rescue a hiker in cardiac distress at the Double Spring Gap Shelter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park June 12, 2024.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 6 plane crash victims
June 13, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron hoist two 212th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels during underway hoist training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier, Alaska, May 15, 2024. Guardian Angels of 212th Rescue Squadron hoisted from a 210th RQS HH-60 June 10 to rescue six plane crash victims near Port Alsworth.

Wisconsin Guard Black Hawk Unit Conducts Mass Casualty Exercise
June 12, 2024
Medical staff from Aurora Medical Center-Summit’s emergency and trauma center wait for a Wisconsin Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter to arrive so they can move notional patients to the emergency room during a mass casualty exercise May 31, 2024. The scenario called for a single Black Hawk crew to medically evacuate three victims critically injured by a building collapse.

Tennessee National Guard Rescues 2 Injured Hikers
June 4, 2024
Tennessee Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew chief Sgt. Daniel Bandy hoists Sgt. 1st Class Giovanni DeZuani, flight paramedic, into the aircraft after rescuing a hiker in respiratory distress in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park at Mount LeConte Lodge May 31, 2024.

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Hypothermic Mariner
June 4, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron hoist two 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen during hoist training in the Prince William Sound near Whittier, Alaska, May 15, 2024. The 212th, along with the 210th and 211th RQSs, make up the 176th Wing Rescue Triad and are among the busiest combat search and rescue units in the world.

Washington Army Guard, Partners Train on Air Rescues
May 31, 2024
Washington Army National Guard aviation crew members and Central Pierce County Fire and Rescue near Crystal Mountain Ski Resort in Washington, May 15, 2024. The Guard and first responders trained on air rescue operations.

New Hampshire Guard Medevacs Injured Hiker to Safety
May 29, 2024
The New Hampshire National Guard helped rescue and evacuate a hiker with a broken leg in the White Mountain National Forest May 26, 2024. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew flew the man to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H.

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in Smoky Mountains
May 22, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra Antes, a paramedic assigned to Task Force Smokey, prepares to be hoisted down to rescue an injured hiker May 20, 2024, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.