...working in this office, we've only done that one other time," Johnson said.Nading had flown on hundreds of search-and-rescue missions since he was hired in December 2000. He was cautious about weather, said trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters...

...end of Larson Lake.The Alaska State Troopers have had at least one officer die in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue mission.Trooper John David Stimson was on a chartered helicopter in 1983 that was attempting to reach a downed pilot...

...Mountain Rescue were roused from their sleep on a recent Saturday with a phone call, text message and email. "Search and rescue mission for missing hiker, Come to Eagle Crest Lodge Douglas Island now" was all the information the vague dispatch...

...notification, a rescue search begins in proper. The Kenai branch of the Alaska Civil Air Patrol participated in 11 search and rescue missions last year, accumulating a total of 30 flight hours. Civil Air Patrol Executive Financial Director Leah Reusser...

Search and rescue missions for the U.S. Coast Guard are...determining the best way to complete a search and rescue mission involves a lot of detail and...serves a different purpose in a search and rescue mission and each has its own benefits...