The Hawaii Air National Guard activated two new units today the 298th Air Defense Group and the 298th Support Squadron and reassigned the 169th Air Defense Squadron to the 298th Air Defense Group. This move is in an effort to better align the Hawaii Air Guard’s organizational structure with other Air Force organizations. The mission […]

The United States Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS15), a Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship, on August 3, 2019. Billings is the first ship named after Billings, Montana. The ship’s sponsor, Shirley Tester, brought the ship to life. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript Officers, draw swords. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It […]

Multinational forces conduct Aeromedical Evacuation Training at Alekseevka military airport in Tbilisi, Georgia during Agile Spirit 19. The week-long training concluded with in-flight medical demonstrations aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft, where participants had to contend with medical emergencies, aircraft movement and altitude. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka hoists two hikers from Mount Bassie on Baranof Island, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2019. The husband and wife had been hiking the Cross Island Trail when the man reportedly fell approximately 150 feet, injured his face and hands and was finding it difficult to walk. […]

An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew locates and rescues an injured hunter from Middle Sister Mountain on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2019. The man reportedly sustained a leg injury while hunting and was unable to make the trek back down the mountain. Aircrews transferred the man and his hunting partner to awaiting […]