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  • 173rd FW joins search and rescue team in simulated exercise

    GERBER RESERVOIR, Ore. – In a quiet corner of an Eastern Oregon forest, a team of volunteers in bright yellow shirts emblazoned with “Search and Rescue” combed the rocky hills in search of a mannequin in an old camouflage uniform.On June 5, the Klamath County Search and Rescue Team received a phone

  • Kentucky National Guard trains with search and rescue teams

    LONDON, Ky. – Approximately 100 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen trained on search and rescue techniques with several dozen members of the London-Laurel Rescue Squad and Laurel County Emergency Management March 27-30.The simulated situations took place in hilly wooded areas near the

  • Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued a hunter injured in an ATV accident Oct. 7 near Metal Creek northeast of Anchorage.Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Kelly, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, said the hunting

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker at Hatcher Pass

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker Sept. 16 at Hatcher Pass. Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Kelly, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, said the hiker used a satellite communication device to

  • Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16.A little after midnight, three pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron boarded an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 210th Rescue