Jackson, Tenn. (jacksonsun.com) - The pilots, flight nurses and paramedics who work at Tennessee's first Air Evac station have celebrated a major milestone — more than 5,000 missions flown safely.

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Kodiak, Alaska (Anchorage Daily News) - On most days, U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews are the ones called in when something goes wrong. During an unusual mission earlier this month, it was a crew from Air Station Kodiak who needed the rescuing.

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Valdosta, Ga. (JEMS) — Bill Forbes, chief planning officer for South Georgia Medical Center, spoke of the importance of the new helipad to the community, relaying a story about the first emergency lifeflight from the new pad that helped to save the life of a 3-year old child.

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Daily Post - The new Wales Air Ambulance heli-med has taken to the skies thanks to a fundraising drive. The 'new generation' aircraft, based at Welshpool Airport, completes the WAA's fleet of three air ambulances for Wales, taking over from its 20-year-old predecessor.

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BC, Canada (northshoreoutlook.com) - The equipment certification problem that grounded all long-line helicopter rescue operations province-wide this week has been resolved, according to Emergency Management B.C. and the federal government.

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The Aviationist - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C. on Oct. 29, when the replica 18th-century sailing vessel rolled over in Superstorm Sandy's 18-foot waves.

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Crianlarich, Scotland (Grough) - A crew member from a Royal Navy rescue helicopter walked 600ft up a Scottish mountain to rescue three walkers trying to navigate in thick cloud with only a smartphone.

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Whangarei, New Zealand (Voxy) - November 15 marks the anniversary of the first flight by the Northland Emergency Services Trust back in 1988. Since then the service has completed over 15,000 flights and saved hundreds of lives in and around Northland, and offshore.

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Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan (Stars And Stripes) — As their boat sank in the South China Sea, five Philippine fishermen climbed to the roof of their cabin, lit a T-shirt on fire and wrapped it around a pole. About 1,500 feet above, Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanislav Oros thought he saw a faint light.

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Oak Mountain State Park, Ala. (Shelby County Reporter) - A gray, blue and yellow helicopter hovered over Oak Mountain State Park’s Peavine Falls on Oct. 23 as an Alabama state trooper dangled more than 100 feet below the chopper on a retractable line.

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