Air National Guard (ANG) search-and-rescue teams from Alaska and New York conducted operations on Sept. 17, in North Carolina’s Sampson and Clinton counties, resulting in 19 lives saved.
Staged in Ocean, Virginia, Alaska ANG Master Sgt. Cody Inman, pararescue team lead, 212th Rescue Squadron, said his team was notified of a mission around 12:30 p.m. from the North Carolina Emergency Operations Center.
“The [rescue] force launched in two HH-60 Pavehawks with a couple of C-130s to go rescue and recover isolated civilians,” said Inman. “It was a cool thing to witness all the state guard teams coming together to help those in need.”
Inman added the team worked with local firefighters and other federal authorities to coordinate the operations and deliver the rescued citizens to a nearby medical center.
