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Colorado Army National Guard crew chiefs U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Wade Shore (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Hubbard (right), High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, perform maintenance on their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, in Gypsum, Colorado, July 23, 2025. Both Soldiers participated in a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted in Colorado, saving two hikers who had become caught in a storm and were struck by lightning. The crew flew at approximately 14,200 feet above sea level, beating the previous record of around 13,700 feet by a military aircraft in Colorado.
Colorado National Guard aircrew breaks record for hoist rescue
By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh | July 25, 2025
A Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk aircrew tested their skill and pushed their helicopter’s performance to its limits during a dangerous nighttime rescue that set the record for the highest hoist ever conducted by a military aircraft in Colorado.

Colorado Army National Guard Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, 8th Civil Support Team, receives the Soldier's Medal for Heroism from The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, during a ceremony at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora, Colorado, July 9, 2025. Cruz was awarded the medal after rescuing an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle without regard for his own safety. The Soldier's Medal is the highest U.S. Army award for acts of heroism in non-combat situations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)
Colorado National Guard Soldier receives prestigious award for life-saving action
By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh | July 18, 2025
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert F. Cruz, Colorado Army National Guard was driving home from work when he witnessed a major four-vehicle accident Aug. 30, 2023. A vehicle swerved to avoid an initial collision with two other vehicles, veering into oncoming traffic and rolling several times before crashing into a fourth vehicle.

Members of the 140th Wing analyze the wing’s effectiveness during Exercise Centennial Strike at the Wing Operations Center on Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, June 6, 2025.  Exercise Centennial Strike assessed the readiness and operational agility of the 140th Wing in a contested and degraded environment through a simulated high-end conflict scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Eliana Raspet)
140th Wing exercises to deploy, fight, win in contested environment
By Airman 1st Class Eliana Raspet | July 2, 2025
The 140th Wing executed Exercise Centennial Strike, a simulated rapid mobilization of the Mission Generation Force Element and a regeneration of deployed aircraft, June 5-8, 2025. This exercise aimed to prepare for impending Contingency Response Force taskings, utilizing Multi-Capable Airmen. The focus was on validating the 140th Wing’s ability to generate combat-ready F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command theater of operations while testing core Mission Essential Tasks in response to a near-peer threat as defined in the National Defense Strategy.

The 140th Civil Engineering Squadron along with Wing leadership celebrate a ground-breaking ceremony for a corrosion control facility at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, May 20, 2025. The facility will be able to house a standard fighter jet and will serve as a fire suppression and decontamination area among additional functions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson)
140th Civil Engineer Squadron granted new corrosion control facility
By Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson | July 2, 2025
The 140th Civil Engineer Squadron celebrated the construction for a new corrosion control facility at a groundbreaking ceremony May 20, 2025, as a number one Military Construction priority for the Colorado Air National Guard.
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