Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 07.31.2023
During the evening of July 27, a medical flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard performed an emergency air evacuation mission for an injured hiker at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 09.29.2019
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew hoisted and transported an injured hiker, her friend and their two dogs off of Cupola Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, on Sept. 29, 2019....
Story by Crystal Housman | California National Guard Primary | 08.30.2019
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services activated a Cal Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter and five member aircrew to support the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office in conducting a high altitude hoist rescue Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, of an injured hiker from Mount Whitney in Inyo County, California....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 05.18.2017
The Coast Guard medevaced a 29-year-old female hiker Thursday, May 18, 2017, from the Lost Coast Trail approximately 45 miles south of Humboldt Bay....
Story by Staff Sgt. Delia Martinez | 341st Missile Wing | 05.09.2017
A UH-1N Huey crew assigned to the 40th Helicopter Squadron here rescued an injured male in the Little Belt Mountains near Wheatland, Montana, May 7 at approximately 11:15 a.m....
Story by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine and Capt. Brian Hare | South Carolina National Guard | 01.05.2017
PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Members of the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Recue Team (SC-HART) responded to a call to rescue a hiker stranded on a mountain ledge at Table Rock State Park Jan. 5, 2017....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Nancy Goldberger | 176th Wing | 09.28.2016
Alaska Air Guardsmen with the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued one individual in the vicinity of Pioneer Peak late last night....
Story by Staff Sgt. Reece Lodder | Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle | 09.10.2016
As both an experienced climber and U.S. Marine, Capt. Nick Anthony has learned how to effectively “plan for the best and prepare for the worst.” Together with his team, the Seattle-based recruiting management officer was thrust into an emergency response situation while climbing in North Cascades National Park, Washington....
