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    Army Guardsmen partner with Coast Guard and civilian rescue personnel during SAREX 2026 [Image 2 of 35]

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    Army Guardsmen partner with Coast Guard and civilian rescue personnel during SAREX 2026

    SITKA, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    04.12.2026

    Photo by Alejandro Pena  

    Alaska National Guard   

    U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk aviators, assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard out of Juneau, arrive at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Alaska, April 12, 2026. The Army aviators visited Sitka to participate in SAREX 2026, a search-and-rescue exercise conducted by Coast Guardsmen assigned to Sector Southeastern Alaska and U.S. Arctic out of USCG Air Station Sitka. Participants included Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, Air Force pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron out of Portland, Ore., civilian search and rescue personnel with Sitka Search and Rescue, and volunteers from the National Park Service. The collaborative and realistic training drew on the participants’ varied backgrounds, experiences, and practices, to enhance SAR proficiency and collective readiness when conducting life-saving missions along Alaska’s extensive and austere coast. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)

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    Date Taken: 04.12.2026
    Date Posted: 05.11.2026 00:23
    Photo ID: 9674898
    VIRIN: 260412-Z-HY271-1049
    Resolution: 6226x3891
    Size: 5.7 MB
    Location: SITKA, ALASKA, US

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