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Wyoming Guard Partners with Wyoming Hoist Team for Search and Rescue Training

The Wyoming Army National Guard partnered with the volunteer Wyoming Hoist Team to conduct joint hoist training with the Big Horn County Search and Rescue and Wyoming Life Flight in the Greybull Mountains on Jan. 28, 2026. The exercise taught civilian rescuers how to work safely with UH‑60 Black Hawk crews in high‑altitude, rugged terrain. The training proved critical during a September 2025 aircraft crash in the Sheridan mountains, where prior hoist familiarization enabled rapid patient extraction. Over the past five years, local teams have performed roughly 14‑15 hoist rescues, highlighting the program’s growing relevance.