Sept. 4, 2020 Guardian Angels Rescue Lost Father, Daughter Near Mt. Hood On September 3, a 34-year-old male, his seven-year-old daughter, and their dog were rescued after being reported missing for two days in the Mt. Hood wilderness area.At the time of notification, the lost personnel were believed to be in a steep canyon. Clackamas County Sheriffs took the lead and
April 28, 2020 Mount Rainier Search-and-Rescue Training for Upcoming Hiking Season On April 22, 2020, the 304th Rescue Squadron performed mission essential training with the Army Reserve in support of search and rescue training for the upcoming climbing season at Mount Rainer National Park.In today’s climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, special measures were implemented to mitigate
Feb. 1, 2019 A Somber Mission: Air Force Reserve Guardian Angels Team Up For Recovery On Mt. Hood Wednesday morning the 304th Rescue Squadron supported a rescue operation on Mt. Hood after a downed aircraft was spotted earlier this week.Twelve personnel from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve, participated in the rescue efforts. During the course of the operation it was discovered that
Nov. 3, 2017 Rescue Citizen Airmen redeploy to Portland After a roughly four-and-a-half month deployment, 89 Citizen Airmen with the 304th Rescue Squadron were welcomed home by family, friends and co-workers Oct. 7-16 in Portland, Oregon.The Airmen, who deployed to Iraq and an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, returned home in waves by commercial
Oct. 31, 2016 Portland PJs recover missing hiker Early October 26, a team of four PJs scoured steep rocky terrain near the Oregon-Washington border until nightfall with the assistance of civil search and rescue teams. Information was obtained to pinpoint the GPS coordinates for 31-year-old Melvin Burtch’s cell phone allowing searchers to navigate