Tag: Alaska
31/10/2022
Six stranded snowmachiners found with help of flare
Air search personnel dropped flares in bad weather to find six stranded snowmachiners in Alaska, USA. Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued…
31/10/2022
Flare used in Alaska rescue of man and dogs
A man and two dogs have been rescued off Freshwater Bay, Alaska, USA, after a flare was used to alert a rescue helicopter crew. US…
11/10/2022
Chance of rescue ‘drastically reduced’ without handheld flares
Handheld flares enabled a rescue helicopter to find and pick up stranded boaters off the Alaska coast, who were showing signs of hypothermia. In sustained…
25/02/2021
Flares feature in spaceflight search and rescue training
Flares have been used in airdrops as part of a spaceflight search and rescue program. Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training…
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