North American Rescue

10/19/2025

Incredible effort by all those involved!
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| Operation Halong Response: First week in review: |

Between Oct. 10-18, the Alaska Organized Militia, composed of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, alongside partner agencies, conducted the largest airlift operations in Alaska history, transporting hundreds of storm survivors from Western Alaska to safety following the devastating 2025

West Coast Storm. In coordination with the State Emergency Operations Center and local officials, AKOM members continue supporting response and recovery operations through airlift, sheltering, and sustainment missions across the affected regions.

Audio: Col. Christy Brewer, The Alaska National Guard Joint Staff operations director,

(Alaska National Guard video shot by: Seth LaCount, Staff Sgt. Joey Moon and Sgt. Sam Barnlund)

10/17/2025

One tough little girl! Incredible recovery.
“I was 8 at the time, prior to climbing the tree, I fixed my friends bike, so I had oil all over my hands. We decided to climb trees after riding bikes, I swung down like Tarzan, and my arm got caught in a branch that was just trimmed. Immediately, it broke my nerve system, all I felt was a pinch. I thought my shirt was caught so I pulled myself off from the tree. I didn’t realize the severity of the situation and tried walking home, luckily my neighbors were army medics, they immediately tourniquet and packed my arm. Fortunately, it only took first responders about 5-10 minutes to get to me, my neighbors debriefed the EMTs, took a peek and I was rushed to the hospital where I was denied surgery from a couple surgeons due to it not being in their field of practice.  the surgeon who did my surgery was a trauma surgeon in the Navy. He stopped counting at 1000 stitches. After surgery, I had to debride my arm three times a day. It took 6 months to heal.”

10/16/2025

*How not to feed your family.
If you are a gun hunter, don’t be complacent when it comes to the 4 basic rules of handling fi****ms! You do not want to end up being our poster child for why you need to carry a med kit and know how to use it!
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Don’t rest the muzzle on your foot 😳😳😳

10/16/2025

These are not foreign nationals, they are your fellow Americans! There is a massive airlift underway by the in Alaska in response to the devastation caused by . Lift 1: An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 176th Wing, arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, with approximately 300 evacuated residents from western Alaska, Oct. 15, 2025. The C-17 aircrew transported the displaced residents from Bethel to JBER during recover operations following the devastating Typhoon Halong that struck the West Coast of Alaska late last week. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management continues to work with the Alaska Organized Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard as recovery operations continue. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon and Alejandro) 🙏🏼🫡❤️‍🩹🇺🇸

Imagine the difference it would make in these people’s lives if their fellow Americans gave up a single bag of trick-or-treat candy for Halloween and instead donated the money to one of the following local humanitarian efforts !?!

https://www.akvoad.org/how-to-help/

https://alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=14833

10/15/2025

We posted about this yesterday, but given the scope of the destruction, we wanted to follow up to highlight vetted organizations that are working to provide aid directly to those in need! These communities are remote and thankfully the Alaskan National Guard and US Coast Guard were able to provide initial rescue and humanitarian support 🫡💪🏼, but it is going to be a monumental task to get these people back on their feet 🙏🏼.

https://www.akvoad.org/how-to-help/

https://alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=14833

10/15/2025

When sport looks like a crime scene…
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Legendary waterman and big wave surfer takes “a fin chop unnervingly shy of his jugular, slicing his face and head,” while surfing in Hawaii.

10/15/2025

We posted about this yesterday, but given the scope of the destruction, we wanted to follow up to highlight vetted organizations that are working to provide aid directly to those in need! These communities are remote and thankfully the Alaskan National Guard and US Coast Guard were able to provide initial rescue and humanitarian support, but it is going to be a monumental task to get these people back on their feet.

https://www.akvoad.org/how-to-help/

https://alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=14833

10/14/2025

Western Alaska is reeling following devastating flooding caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong -
The villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were hit the hardest.

PJs and Rescue Swimmers have been jobbing out all weekend.

1 x HC130, 1 x HH60, 2 x USCG MH60s, 1 x USCG C130, and 1 x Army UH60

51 lives saved so far and 1000/ of people are affected!!!

More updates as info is passed on 🙏🏼🫡💪🏼🇺🇸

10/14/2025

Do NOT drive on a flooded roadway!!! Awesome work on the rescue 💪🏼🫡

Early this morning, PCSO responded to a swift-water rescue involving a man and a baby who were sitting on top of their vehicle in a flooded roadway at Battaglia Road and Highway 87 in Eloy.

PCSO Search and Rescue, a K9 deputy and Eloy Police assisted the Casa Grande Fire Department in the successful rescue.

Do not enter flooded roadways or washes.

10/14/2025

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One of our most compact First Aid Kits empowering First Responders with rapid one handed access to your tourniquet without ever having to open the full kit!

The ROO® M-FAK, one of North American Rescue’s most compact Mini First Aid Kit platforms, was designed with versatile, multi-use options for delivering immediate critical care in the treatment of penetrating, blast or other traumatic injuries in the field. Despite its reduced size, this kit comes fully loaded with the critical medical equipment most requested by First Responders operating in the line of duty. Treatment pack out options include Basic, Basic with Combat Gauze LE and Advanced versions.

10/08/2025

If you witnessed this accident, what would your priorities of care be?
Wishing a complete and speedy recovery to .six
“Got smoked by a drunk driver while I was riding on a scooter in downtown Charlotte, NC.
It happened infront of a night club and one of the bouncers was on me immediately. I applied my belt on my own and he was looking for a rod* of some sort to tighten it but we saw a cop before he could and got a TQ on it immediately. The bouncer was honestly a G and got to me and stayed on me until I was in an ambo.
I broke my left ankle and needed screws and obviously needed a ton of staples to get my thigh back together. Had some head lacerations but no TBI. I used to be an army medic and my first thought was to get something on my leg, but it really wasn’t bleeding that much, think it was just the adrenaline and seeing my skin flapping like that I was worried about my femoral arty.”