U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard, flies over San Francisco Bay during a formation flight, July 8, 2024. The HH-60Gs and its crews regularly conduct training missions to maintain proficiency and necessary skills to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Ray Aquino)
Several military aircraft postured within various locations around the island of Oahu for exercise Sentry Aloha hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. One of the aircraft, an HC-130J Combat King II, with the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, California, participated in the exercise, particularly for Combat Search and Rescue interoperability communications...
A medical emergency aboard the San Diego-based Independence sportfishing vessel triggers an international mission hundreds of nautical miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas for the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing.
A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 129th Rescue Wing honors his veteran brother on Memorial Day while bringing attention to the mental health challenges veterans and service members face.