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Sgt. James Gale, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Josiah Zeiner, right, both with G Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, practice securing the Vita hoist device to an HH-60M Black Hawk with a simulated patient, Spc. Stephanie Rider, at McNary Field Army National Guard Heliport in Salem, Oregon, Dec. 5, 2025. Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne.
Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue
By Maj. Wayne Clyne, | Sept. 15, 2026
SALEM, Ore. – A new self-stabilizing hoist device helped an Oregon Army National Guard aircrew rescue an injured hunter Sept. 12 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, marking one of the first live operational uses of the...

From left: Interim President Mitch Daniels met with Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau; John Raines III, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Brig. Gen. Justin Mann, director of the Joint Staff for the Indiana National Guard, to discuss military and national security programming at Purdue.
Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education
By Lindsey Macdonald, | Sept. 15, 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Purdue University leadership and toured key facilities Aug. 28 to see firsthand how Purdue is...

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, critical care flight medic assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the hoist with an injured mountain biker in a litter during a rescue along the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2026. The patient was hoisted aboard an HH-60M medevac Black Hawk helicopter and transported to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage for additional care. Courtesy photo.
Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker
By Dana Rosso, | Sept. 15, 2026
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Army National Guard aviators rescued an injured mountain biker Sept. 13 from the Winner Creek Trail near Girdwood after the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a request...