Helicopter Heroism Award Nominations
| Air Transport Europe Ltd. Rescuing Four Amid Avalanches | vote for this nominee |
| The High Tatras - 24.6.2008 | |
| The mission was performed at Mala Studena Dolina Valley under the Priecne Sedlo Saddle. After a rocky avalanche, screaming and calls for help could be heard. Four persons were injured, one of them very severely. The helicopter immediately took off and the doctor got to the injured persons on the steep slope by hoist. There he found a four-member family and the most severely injured person was the father of the family. It was necessary to act very quickly, so the doctor started the intubation.... read more | |
| 2008 Mission: CCO 3/238 GSAB 2008 Mission: CCO 3/238 GSAB | vote for this nominee |
| near MT Washington - Jackson NH - 10 February 2008 | |
| Members of the NH National Guard received a call from the NH Fish and Game to assist in the search of two missing hikers in the area of MT Washington. The crew took off in their UH-60 Blackhawk from their home station in Concord NH. After receiving coordinating instructions, they started their search. Severe weather consisting of freezing rain, snow and wind gusts up to 96 MPH hampered their first attempt. They were called back to the area by Fish and Game and found the two hikers that were now... read more | |
| Hungarian Defence Forces 86. Szolnok Helicopter Base 2008 Mission: Hungarian Defense Forces | vote for this nominee |
| Torokszentmiklos N 30km - 31. 01. 2008. | |
| At this day major Zsolt Remzso was performing a temporary helicopter landing point information service duty, supporting the training of his helicopter base. An MI-8 helicopter formation (two helicopters)was practicing aproaching and landing, at night. At 18:31 during the fourth approaching the lead helicopter in the landing maneuvre rolled in, turned over, totally destroyed and started to burn. The Major risked his life, running to the burning helicopter to bring away the two seriously injured... read more | |
| Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Fighting Back a South Florida Wildfire | vote for this nominee |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida - April 28, 2008 | |
| At approximately 12:33 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was dispatched on a major wildland fire.The wildland fire grew to a fifth alarm fire that threatened a correctional facility. Air Rescue 3 performed about 135 air drops and Air Rescue 1 performed about 50. Both units work with operational units in stopping this fire from engulfing the correctional facility. The crews skillfully assisted in getting this fire under control and the correctional facilty was saved. Commander Diaz, Copilot... read more | |
| Huntington Beach PD Saving a Choking Baby When Ground Units Are Delayed | vote for this nominee |
| Huntington Beach CA - July 11, 2008 | |
| Emergency units were called to the scene of a choking baby. Heavy construction in the area delayed the response of units on the ground. The baby was turning blue from lack of oxygen, so the Huntington Beach Police helicopter crew landed in a confined area, therefore providing immediate first aid and saving the child's life. They were able to arrive 4 minutes prior to any other first responders.... read more | |
| C Co, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Corps-Iraq First Combat Medic Badges Awarded to Flight Medics | vote for this nominee |
| Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq - 28 July 2008 | |
These seven U.S. Army flight medics, along with SPC Stacey Dill, all assigned to Co. C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, received the first Combat Medic Badges (CMB) awarded to medical evacuation crews for their actions during combat operations in northern Iraq while flying in support of Task Force Iron, 1st Armored Division. The seven awardees are based out of Fort Riley, Kan. and deployed to Iraq with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division during... read more | |
| US Coast Guard 2008 Alaska Ranger - One of the Largest Coldwater Rescues in Modern History | vote for this nominee |
| Bering Sea; 120nm west of Dutch Harbor, AK - 23 March 2008 | |
| At 0300 on 23 March 2008, the F/V ALASKA RANGER, a 192-foot factory trawler, broadcasted a distress call reporting that it had lost its rudder and was taking on water in the Bering Sea 120 NM west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The crew of CGNR 6007, forward deployed to remote St. Paul Island, was alerted and launched immediately encountering poor visibility, 30-knot winds and low ceilings for the 200 NM transit to the last known position of the F/V ALASKA RANGER. While en route, LT McLaughlin and LT... read more | |
| Maryland State Police Aviation Command Swiftwater Rescue in a Tight Urban Environment | vote for this nominee |
| Bethesda, Maryland - 23 December 2008 | |
| Mr. James S. MacKay, II and Sergeant Nathan H. Wheelock Maryland State Police Aviation Command “Trooper 2” On December 23, 2008, at 8:15 am “Trooper 2”, crewed by pilot Jim MacKay and Trooper/Flight Paramedic Sergeant Nate Wheelock, was dispatched from its hangar at Andrews Air Force Base to the vicinity of River Road, Bethesda, Maryland. A catastrophic break in a 66-inch water main, causing 150,000 gallons of water a minute to flow down a steep road, trapped at least seven... read more | |
| United States Forest Service Posthumous Nomination - Jim Ramage | vote for this nominee |
| Shasta Trinity Forest - August 8th 2008 | |
On August 8th a Sikorsky S61 helicopter owned by Carson Helicopters carrying 11 fire fighters and two crew crashed in Shasta Trinity Forest after several practice drops. The crash is still under investigation. Jim was the Forest Service Check Pilot and they had finished working for the day. The helicopter was returning when it crashed. Of the four survivors, one stated that he owed his life to Jim. He reported that immediately after the helicopter lifted Jim recognized that... read more | |
| Youthtown Trust Taupo Rescue Helicopter Fishing Boat Rescue Amidst Cliffs and Rocky Coast in Stormy Seas | vote for this nominee |
| East of Optiki, east coast of the North Island of New Zealand - 27 July 2008 | |
| At 0500hrs on Sunday 27 July 2008, the then named Lion Foundation Rescue Helicopter from Taupo was sent by the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre to East of Opotiki on the North Island of New Zealand to a beacon activation from a fishing trawler. On our arrival we were faced with a 18 metre fishing vessel grounded on rock in very stormy seas following a severe storm. The vessel had 4 POB, all of whom had entered the water at approximately 0200hrs the same morning (in the middle of the... read more | |
| Maryland State Police Aviation Command Icy Swiftwater Rescue Amidst Powerlines and Trees | vote for this nominee |
| River Road, Bethesda, Maryland - 12/23/2008 | |
| Maryland State Police Aviation Command Trooper 2 December 23, 2008 Maryland State Police Aviation Command Helicopter “Trooper 2”, crewed by Pilot Mr. Jim MacKay and Flight Paramedic Sergeant Nathan Wheelock, was dispatched from its Washington Section Hangar, located on Andrews Air Force Base, to River Road in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland for a possible aerial rescue of victims trapped in their vehicles following a 60-inch water main break. This portion of River Road is... read more | |
| Riverside County Sheriff's Department Suspect with an AR15 with 100 Round Ammo Drum Firing at the Helicopter | vote for this nominee |
| Riverside Couty - May 12th 2008 | |
| SOBOBA RESERVATION INCIDENT STAR-94 On 051208 at 1825 hours, Deputy Andy Rasmussen (TFO) and Deputy Mark “Tony” Bowen (Pilot) responded to the Soboba Reservation reference a 245PC. The male suspect (Joseph Arres 122671) had fired several shots at, and hit, the guard shack to the reservation using an AR-15. The vehicle then drove away, onto the reservation. Upon arrival, the aircrew coordinated a search of various areas, soon finding the vehicle at a park about a half mile... read more | |
| United States Park Police Swiftwater Rescue of Fellow First-Responder in Icy Conditions | vote for this nominee |
| River Road - Montgomery County, MD - December 23, 2008 | |
| On December 23, 2008 at approximately 0816 hours, the crew of Eagle 1; Sergeant Kevin Chittick as pilot and Sergeant Jeffrey Hertel as Rescue Technician were dispatched by SYSCOM to the area of River Road and Carderock Springs Drive in Montgomery County, MD for a water main break and several persons trapped within the moving water. Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 had been dispatched to the area as well and having arrived just minutes before Eagle 1 provided the first aerial... read more | |
| USCG Air Station Kodiak, Alaska 8.5 Hour Rescue in the Bering Sea Amidst Snow Squalls, 25 foot Seas and 36 degree Water | vote for this nominee |
| Bering Sea 120nm west of Dutch Harbor, AK - 23 MARCH 2008 | |
| At 0300 on 23 March 2008, the F/V ALASKA RANGER, a 192-foot factory fishing trawler, broadcasted a distress call reporting that it had lost its rudder and was taking on water in the Bering Sea 120 NM west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The crew of Coast Rescue helicopter 6007, forward deployed to remote St. Paul Island, Alaska, was alerted and launched immediately encountering poor visibility, 30-knot winds and low ceilings for the 200 NM transit to the last known position of the F/V ALASKA RANGER.... read more | |
| PHI, Inc Air Evac Services, Inc Rescue of Impaled Hiker | vote for this nominee |
| White Tank Mtns, Buckeye, Arizona - 6/7/2008 | |
| Shortly after a new program was established, the crew members of HALO 151 were requested to assist with a search for an injured motorcyclist in the White Tank Mtns west of their base at Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale, AZ. The crew, being dispatched by the West Deputy Chief and being the first unit sent to the scene, loaded into their aircraft and launched to the area of the search. Upon arriving in the area, HALO 151 initiated their search for the injured party. Shortly thereafter, the... read more | |
| Brazilian Air Force Brazilian Air Force Flood Rescues and an homage to the HUEY | vote for this nominee |
| Santa Catarina State, Brazil - November 24th, 2008 | |
The requiem of a legend | |
