Latest "search and rescue" stories

Airmen assigned to the 176th Maintenance Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, check a HC-130J Combat King II prior to takeoff at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsworth/Air Force)

Alaska Guardsmen rescue pregnant woman after a snowmobile accident

Pararescuemen spent an hour stabilizing the woman so she could evacuate to a hospital.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Airmen assigned to the 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons participate in a rescue exercise near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 26, 2021. The 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists to carry out the 176th Wing's wartime and peacetime rescue missions. (Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong/Air Force)

A snowstorm and a plane crash stranded 13 in the Alaskan wilderness. The Guardsmen who rescued them have won an award.

Search-and-rescue crews were trying to help sick mountain climbers when a crashed plane needed them, too.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

Kadena airman goes missing while surfing

The airman went missing while surfing at Okinawa's northernmost point.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

US military prepares disaster response as Central America faces back-to-back hurricanes

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo prepares to respond to Hurricane Iota after 10 days of providing disaster relief for Hurricane Eta.

By Harm Venhuizen

2 years ago

Lakenheath F-15 pilot killed in sea crash identified

1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen's family and fellow airmen grieved his loss after his F-15C went down in the North Sea Monday morning.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Recovery search suspended for combat controller lost in Gulf of Mexico

The search for Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff has ended, but it could resume if further clues are spotted.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

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