Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) has received a contract from the US Coast Guard to provide hoist operator training for flight mechanic aircrew operating the MH-65 D/E and MH-60T helicopters. P1AR will ...

At the skid of a helicopter, a trainee stands with remote control in hand, staring down at a victim. Maybe a biker with a broken ankle, a migrant who fell while crossing into the United States or ...

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has a new helicopter, and it's helping their crews respond to hard-to-reach places — ...

Wind. Rain. Hazardous terrain. Low visibility. Unstable air. These are all known obstacles that rescue helicopter teams face daily. The gloves used to protect the hands of first responders guiding ...

KINGSBURY, Indiana - People in distress stranded atop flooded houses as responders lower from a helicopter. The rotor wash creates a jarring frenzy of sound, waves rippling out in the floodwaters as ...

U.S. Army Soldiers are great at what they do, but they don't always make it through the mission without injury or Mother Nature getting in their way. To aid their injured battle buddies, the Medevac ...

The hoist operator is in constant communication with the cage operator, who gives the order to start and stop the conveyance and provides instructions to rest the cage if necessary. “Communication is ...

The iron beast sits stolid in the pale October sunlight, massive bolts and shafts and valves motionless yet seemingly on the very verge of motion, like a dinosaur trapped in a tar pit. It was built in ...