Story by Maj. Robert Taylor | Idaho Army National Guard | 11.05.2023
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group recognized 22 helicopter pilots and flight crewmembers Friday for their roles in completing seven search and rescue missions from 2018-2023....
Story by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur | Idaho Army National Guard | 04.30.2023
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 times of emergencies. The Idaho Army National Guard's State Aviation Group and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater/Dive Team partnered up for hoist......
Story by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh | Camp Ripley Training Center | 05.25.2021
May 25, 2021 (CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota) — A Nebraska National Guard aviation battalion is training on Camp Ripley. The unit arrived after an approximately 8-hour convoy from Lincoln, Nebraska on May 11, 2021. A Company, D Company, and Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 1-37th Aviation Battalion trained together and separately throughout their time here....
Story by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur | Idaho Army National Guard | 07.27.2020
Spend a day with Idaho farmer and Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chad Queen, one of the Idaho Army National Guard’s rescue helicopter pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to fly the UH-72 Lakota helicopter and help save lives. An Idaho National Guard flight operations officer is on the line. “We have a possible rescue, can you assemble a crew?” A crew consists of the pilot, a......
Story by Sgt. Lisa Crawford | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 06.01.2020
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts activated the Nebraska National Guard, May 31, 2020, to help augment local law enforcement while providing safety and protection to Nebraskans across the state....
Story by Spc. Lisa Crawford | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 11.20.2017
When the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation (Security and Support) Regiment received word they would be deploying to Florida on State Active Duty support as part of an emergency management assistance compact request to aid with Hurricane Irma relief operations, they were already sweating – but not from anxiety....
Story by Lt. Col. Kevin Hynes | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 11.20.2017
When it comes to saving lives, there’s no excuse for tardiness. That’s especially true during a domestic emergency, where time is of an essence, and those receiving the call are helicopter crews....
Story by Spc. Lisa Crawford | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 10.11.2017
When Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts called up the Nebraska Army National Guard to help support Florida as Hurricane Irma battered the Sunshine State as part of an emergency management assistance compact, the Nebraska Soldiers knew this mission would be unlike anything they had done before....
