PAC-05-A-077-S 03 JUN 05 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an emergency beacon near palmer. Birchwood cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which located and silenced the non-distress elt in an airplane parked at anderson lake airport. Bcv cap flew one sortie for 1.3 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-078-S 05 JUN 05 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt 20 miles south of talkeetna. Birchwood (bcv) cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, however they were unable to locate the source of the elt, which subsequently ceased transmissions. Three sarsat missed passes were received. Bcv cap flew one sortie for 2.1 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-079-A 05 JUN 05 (ASSIST) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from afd dispatch to search for three o/d boaters traveling from hope to anc. Anc cap was tasked and diverted a search acft from a training mission. The o/d boaters were located stuck in the mud flats near kincaid park. They waited for the incoming tide to set their boat free from the mud, and continued on their way to anc. Anc cap flew one sortie for 3.0 hours. Three located awarded.
PAC-05-A-081-S 06 JUN 05 (SAR) KENAI CAP & SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt in the soldotna area. Swd cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which narrowed the search to a private airstrip. Ena cap was tasked and responded with a ground team, which located and silenced the non-distress epirb at a private residence near the private airstrip. Swd cap flew two sorties for 3.9 hours. The ena cap ground team searched for 2.5 hours claiming $15.00 for expenses. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-082-S 07 JUN 05 (SAR) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt in the anchorage area. Swd cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, however, they were unable to locate the source of the elt, which subsequently ceased transmissions. Swd cap flew one sortie for 1.2 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-084-A 11 JUN 05 (ASSIST) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the seward police department to search for two distressed hikers near seward. Seward cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which located the hikers and directed a ground team to their location. The ground team recovered the hikers to seward. Seward cap flew one sortie for 0.8 hours. Two saves awarded.
PAC-05-A-085-S 11 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to an faa report of an o/d aircraft and sarsat reports of an elt 22 miles northwest of anc. Anc cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which localized the source of the elt to a dirt airstrip with one non-distress airplane parked on it. They passed over the location and the elt subsequently ceased. During the mission, the faa canceled the o/d aircraft report. Anc cap flew one sortie for 2.2 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-087-S 14 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt near portage. Anc cap was tasked and responded with an aircraft which searched the area and did not see or hear any elt or indications of distress. The elt subsequently ceased. Anc cap flew one sortie for 1.5 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-088-S 16 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP & FCC
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt in the anchorage bowl. Anchorage cap was tasked and responded with a ground team which was unable to locate the elt. The fcc was then tasked and responded with a ground team, which located the non-distress elt in a private residence and secured it. The anchorage cap ground team searched for 8.2 hours, and the fcc grouns team searched for 2.0 hours. Both agencies claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-089-S 16 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt near the knik glacier. Anchorage cap was tasked and responded with an aircraft which unsuccesfully attempted to locate the elt. Another elt in the area was believed to be associated with this one. Once the other non-distress elt was secured, this one went silent as well. The anc cap aircraft flew one sortie for 3.2 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-090-S 17 JUN 05 (SAR) VALDEZ CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt near tazlina. Valdez cap was tasked and responded with a search acft, which localized the elt to an acft parked on the tazlina airstrip, but could not land due to high winds. Ast was contacted and in turn, contacted the owner to have him secure his elt. The elt subsequently ceased. Valdez cap flew one sortie for 2.5 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-092-S 18 JUN 05 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt 30 miles west of talkeetna. Bcv cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, however they were unable to locate the source of the elt, which subsequently ceased transmissions. Bcv cap flew one sortie for 2.4 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-093-S 21 JUN 05 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt near fai. Fai cap was tasked and responded with a search acft, which picked up a brief elt signal but was unable to locate the source. The elt subsequently ceased. Fai cap flew one sortie for 1.4 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-094-S 23 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt in the anc area. Anc cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which localized the signal to edf afb. Edf life support silenced the non-distress beacon, which was in a survival kit located in a usaf aircraft. Anc cap flew one sortie for 1.4 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-095-S 23 JUN 05 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt south of fairbanks. Fai cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, however the non-distress elt was located and silenced by fai airport personnel prior to takeoff. Fai cap flew no sorties or hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-096-A 23 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to pilot reports of possible military drone wreckage west of figure eight lake. Anc cap was tasked and responded with an aircraft which searched the area, but did not see anything to corroborate the earlier sighting. No o/d civilian or military acft were reported. Anc cap flew one sortie for 2.0 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-097-S 25 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt near eagle river. Anc cap was tasked and responded with a ground team, which located and silenced the non-distress elt, in a hangared aircraft at o`malley airstrip in anc. The anc cap ground team searched for 2.5 hours claiming no expenses. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-098-S 25 JUN 05 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to faa reports of an o/d aircraft traveling from birchwood to crosswind lake. Anc cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which spotted an acft matching the o/d’s description at crosswind lake, but was unable to confirm the tail number. Shortly after, the o/d pilot called kenai fss and closed his flight plan. Anc cap flew one sortie for 3.2 hours. One located awarded.
PAC-05-A-100-S 26 JUN 05 (SAR) BETHEL CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat reports of an elt in the bethel area. Bethel cap was tasked and responded with a ground search team, which located and silenced the non-distress elt that was installed upside down in an aircraft parked at the bethel airport. The bethel cap ground team searched for 2.5 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-101-S 27 JUN 05 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to faa reports of an o/d acft flying southeast of anchorage down turnagain arm. Bcv cap was tasked, however the o/d acft was located non-distress prior to the bcv cap acft’s departure. Birchwood cap flew no sorties or hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-103-A 27 JUN 05 (ASSIST) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from palmer ast, to search for signs of distress on the south side of mount susitna due to a reported sos signal. Seward cap was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which thoroughly searched the entire area with negative results. Seward cap flew one sortie for 3.7 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-105-S 28 JUN 05 (SAR) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to faa reports of an o/d acft flying to montague island and then back to anc. Swd cap was tasked and responded with a search acft, however the o/d acft report was found to be premature, and the objective acft safely returned to anc. Swd cap flew one sortie for 1.7 hours. No credits awarded.
PAC-05-A-107-S 30 JUN 05 (SAR) 210TH RQS, 212TH RQS, ANCHORAGE CAP & BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to sarsat and acft reports of an elt near talkeetna. The 211th and 212th rqs were tasked and diverted an hc-130 with pj’s from a training flight to search. The hc-130 localized the elt signal to the talkeetna airport. Anc cap was then tasked and responded with a search acft, which reported no elt signal at talkeetna, but did localize an elt signal to an airstrip near big beaver lake. Bcv cap was finally tasked and responded with a ground team, which located and secured the non-distress elt in a hangared acft undergoing maintenance. The 211th rqs hc-130 with 212th rqs pj’s onboard flew one sortie for 0.7 hours. Anc cap flew one sortie for 2.0 hours. The bcv cap ground team searched for 1.0 hour and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.