Story by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir | 920th Rescue Wing | 05.04.2024
The 920th Rescue Wing successfully conducted a civilian medical airlift operation of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship located more than 350 nautical miles off the eastern coast of the United States May 4. The patient was successfully transferred to a hospital in the United States. After 8 hours, and more than 1,000 miles flown, the mission was complete when all of the aircraft......
Story by 1st Lt. Christian Little and Airman 1st Class Sir Wyrick | 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing | 09.07.2023
93rd Air Ground Operations Wing Tactical Air Control Party members rehearsed embedding in U.S. Air Force Guardian Angel personnel recovery teams during exercise Red Flag Rescue 23-2 in Arizona and New Mexico, Aug. 3-18, 2023....
Story by Airman Serena Smith | 129th Rescue Wing | 02.22.2022
U.S. Coast Guard District 11 requested support from the 129th Rescue Wing when the Ruby Princess called in reporting a 35-year-old male experiencing stroke-like symptoms. The wing accepted the mission and launched two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and one HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter three hours later....
Story by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier | 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard | 05.21.2021
Hawaii and California Air National Guard Airmen completed a week-long series of search-and-rescue training missions May 21, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. The training entailed coordinated airdrops of rescue packages into the Santa Cruz Water Drop Zone, conducted by an aircrew from the 204th Airlift Squadron and Guardian Angel rescue teams from the 131st Rescue Squadron. In support of......
Story by David Bedard | 176th Wing | 11.30.2020
Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two distressed hikers Nov. 29 near Cooper Landing about 60 miles south of Anchorage....
Story by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver | 23rd Wing | 08.26.2019
Spouses and family members from the 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) toured the squadron and flightline, Aug. 23, here. The tour was geared toward showcasing the AMXS mission to family members so they could gain a first-hand understanding of the roles their significant others play in the mission....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Hernandez | Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS Fort Bliss | 02.11.2019
MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Army National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Green Bay, Wisconsin, performed guardian angel squad training exercises on Feb. 8-10, 2019, McGregor Range Complex, New Mexico....
Story by Senior Airman Greg Nash | 23rd Wing | 01.29.2019
In the realm of team sports where expectations and the stakes to win are high, teams rely on continuity and chemistry to maximize their effectiveness and propel them to the top. Utilizing a similar game plan, operating as a ‘hard crew’, a team of Moody’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew recently unified and flew every mission together at Avon Park Air......
