{"id":470147,"date":"2025-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=470147"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:08:37","slug":"alaska-army-national-guard-conducts-medevac-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=470147","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Army National Guard Conducts Medevac Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion conducts flight operations over Southeast Alaska near Juneau, Jan. 24, 2025. The Juneau-based Black Hawk aircrew conducts their federal mission training requirements and, when available, can respond to emergency requests by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center or the State Emergency Operations Center. The Black Hawk is a versatile aircraft, suited for a variety of missions including air assaults, medical evacuations, and airlift operations. Equipped with internal and external auxiliary fuel tanks, the Black Hawk\u2019s range is extended, allowing aviators to better support the communities of Southeast Alaska.
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\n Alaska Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Berg, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilot, assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts flight operations over Southeast Alaska near Juneau, Jan. 24, 2025. The Juneau-based Black Hawk aircrew conducts their federal mission training requirements and, when available, can respond to emergency requests by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center or the State Emergency Operations Center. The Black Hawk is a versatile aircraft, suited for a variety of missions including air assaults, medical evacuations, and airlift operations. Equipped with internal and external auxiliary fuel tanks, the Black Hawk\u2019s range is extended, allowing the aviators to better support the communities of Southeast Alaska.
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JUNEAUA, Alaska \u2013 A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient from Skagway to Juneau June 3, following a medical evacuation request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC).<\/p>\n

The mission, flown by an Alaska Army National Guard aircrew based out of the Army Aviation Operating Facility in Juneau, involved a round-trip flight of about 140 miles.<\/p>\n

The AKRCC provided real-time coordination for the mission and facilitated communication between emergency medical teams in Skagway and Juneau. The AKRCC also relayed critical updates, including the aircraft\u2019s estimated time of arrival, to Bartlett Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n

Two paramedics from Juneau\u2019s Capital City Fire Department were aboard the aircraft to provide the patient with en route medical care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mission is a great example of the partnership we have with the Juneau community,\u201d said Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Berg, Black Hawk pilot in command. \u201cFlying with the paramedics allowed us to provide immediate care during transport and maximize the effectiveness of the response.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black Hawk used in the mission has been stationed in Juneau since September 2024. The aircraft is equipped with internal and external auxiliary fuel tanks, enabling about four hours of flying time, critical for missions in Southeast Alaska\u2019s expansive and rugged terrain.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur UH-60 is equipped with extended range fuel tanks, which gave us the confidence to fly the full mission round-trip without stopping to refuel,\u201d Berg said. \u201cThat capability is critical during time-sensitive medical emergencies, especially in remote communities around Southeast Alaska where traditional flight service is not always an option and there are no roads connecting communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Alaska Army National Guard frequently supports emergency response operations across the state in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center and local agencies such as the Capital City Fire Department.<\/p>\n

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1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion conducts flight operations over Southeast Alaska near Juneau, Jan. 24, 2025. The Juneau-based Black Hawk aircrew conducts their federal mission training requirements and, when available, can respond to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470149,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=470147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470152,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470147\/revisions\/470152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/470149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=470147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=470147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=470147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}