Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, jumps from an HC-130J. For the pararescuemen and aircrews of the ...

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer died Thursday from injuries sustained during a helicopter rescue operation off the coast of Washington on Feb. 27, the service reported Friday.

Shane Smith walked alongside a heavy-duty, hexagon-shaped orange-and-yellow inflatable raft that is custom-engineered for a select crew of passengers: rescued astronauts who splashed down far offshore ...