Story by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, performed the medevac of an injured Airman from the Yukon Training Area. The Airman had fallen in a trench and was believed to have a back injury. Due Leer másArmy UH-60 helicopter medevac Airman from Yukon Training Area[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two boaters after they became separated from their vessel near Horn Island, Mississippi. Monday, July 29, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at approximately 10:00 a.m. from a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center (ATC) Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew reporting a 14-foot aluminum Leer másCoast Guard MH-60 rescue 2 boaters near Horn Island, Mississippi[…]
Story by Jessica Barb, Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA. — The Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction Program (BEST) authorizes the Army to sell used and outdated military UH-60 helicopters and use the proceeds to fund new and improved equipment. The 11-year program has generated a new beginning for Leer másThe Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction Program (BEST)[…]
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 26, 2024 — NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Sikorsky X2 a contract award to study integrated platform concepts that could fulfill NATO’s next generation helicopter requirements through its Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) program. “Sikorsky is ready to design a rotorcraft prototype for NATO’s NGRC concept Leer másSikorsky X2 advances to next phase of NATO NGRC program[…]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard crews rescue two divers that went missing 15 nautical miles offshore from Matagorda. Thursday, July 25, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a notification Wednesday afternoon reporting that the divers were last seen surfacing in unfavorable weather conditions and were not seen after conditions cleared. Coast Guard Air Station Leer másCoast Guard rescue missing divers offshore Matagorda, Texas[…]
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 25 July 2024 — EUROPEAN ROTORS registration is open for the 2024 edition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which will take place from 04 November to 07 November, with the show floor open from 05 to 07 November. As Europe’s largest event dedicated to the vertical flight industry, EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 promises to be an Leer másEUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 will take off in Amsterdam in November[…]
MIAMI – The Coast Guard and partner agencies intedicts more than 3,3 tons in cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded more than 3,3 tons of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $96 million in Port Everglades. Monday, July 22, 2024. Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency Leer másCoast Guard interdicts over 3,3 tons of cocaine in Caribbean Sea[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65E Dolphin aircrew and Beaufort County Marine Rescue crew rescue five boaters and their dog after their boat ran aground near Fripp Island. Sunday, July 21, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report at approximately 2 p.m. via cell phone from a person Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue 5 boaters and a dog near Fripp Island[…]
Rome, 22 July 2024 – Falcon Aviation Services signs today with Leonardo the introduction of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter into its fleet to support the energy industry (oil and gas). Falcon Aviation has signed the contract during an official ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow for one AW139 aircraft plus one option. This latest Leer másFalcon Aviation to expand its fleet with the Leonardo AW139[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Fifteen boaters are safe thanks to the combined efforts of the U.S. Navy HSC-25, good Samaritans from Cabras Marine Corporation, the Saipan Department of Public Safety (DPS) Boating Safety, and the U.S. Coast Guard, following a report they were disabled 15 nautical miles west of Aguijan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Leer másNavy HSC-25 and responders rescue 15 boaters near Aguijan Island[…]
