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U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, conduct flight operations while responding to a simulated medical emergency during SAREX 2026 near Sitka, Alaska, April 16, 2026. SAREX 2026 was a search-and-rescue exercise conducted by U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to Sector Southeastern Alaska and U.S. Arctic out of USCG Air Station Sitka. Participants also 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 Reserve 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)
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 22:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9741601 |
| VIRIN: | 260416-Z-HY271-1210 |
| Resolution: | 5950x3967 |
| Size: | 6.06 MB |
| Location: | SITKA, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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