1-230th Aviation Regiment Soldiers conduct various aerial maneuvers during a MEDEVAC exercise or medical evacuation in Townsend, Tennessee, August 19, 2026. Multiple Tennessee National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks conducted tactical aeromedical movements before landing to work with emergency response partners.
The focused on validating medical competencies, field-care proficiencies and interagency patient handover procedures through logistical obstacles and geographic challenges. The Tennessee National Guard annually utilizes training opportunities like these as they support both federal combat missions and wilderness search-and-rescue operations. More