{"id":240054,"date":"2026-05-06T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/oregon-national-guards-air-rescue-technology-becomes-army-gold-standard\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T05:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:10:09","slug":"oregon-national-guards-air-rescue-technology-becomes-army-gold-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/oregon-national-guards-air-rescue-technology-becomes-army-gold-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon National Guard’s Air Rescue Technology Becomes Army Gold Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oregon National Guard’s Air Rescue Technology Becomes Army Gold Standard<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.military.com\/oregon-national-guards-rescue-tech-becomes-new-army-gold-standard<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-06 05:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Seconds count in any high-flying military rescue operation, whether it involves an injured patient or a soldier in desperate need of medical attention.<\/p>\n

The Oregon National Guard has mastered these operations by identifying a problem with a newly-issued rescue device, coming up with a solution that has become the new standard for medical evacuations throughout the entire U.S. Army.<\/p>\n

That solution turned out to be a strap named SK-1189, or Skedco. In June 2025, Oregon became only the third unit in the Army to receive the Vita Vertical Rescue System, or VRS\u2014an advanced hoist stabilization system that stops rescue baskets from spinning midair during helicopter recovery operations.<\/p>\n

“There was not a good way to secure a rescue basket to the floor of an aircraft to stabilize patients properly,” Sgt. James Gale, a crew chief with the Oregon National Guard, told Military.com. “We asked, ‘Hey, are you going to secure this basket?'”<\/p>\n

“We had to come up with a solution, or an idea for a solution,” he added.<\/p>\n

\n How the System Works<\/strong>
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The VRS device uses four fans and air pressure to automatically stabilize rescue baskets during hoist operations, eliminating the need for taglines or ropes that crew members typically have to use to prevent spinning.<\/p>\n

Once the rescue basket is hoisted up, the Skedco is used to secure it to the aircraft as part of a quick maneuver.<\/p>\n

Unidentified soldier demonstrates U.S. Army VRS system using Skedco emergency rescue…
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