MIAMI. — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a man (fisherman) approximately 30 nautical miles off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton. Thursday, October 10, 2024. The MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew brought the man to Tampa General Hospital for further care, after he was found clinging to a cooler Leer másCoast Guard Miami MH-65E rescue man off Longboat Key[…]
October 4, 2024. — Aduanas (Spanish Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency), within the framework of the «Pascal-Lino 2024» operation carried out jointly with Douane (French Customs), has intercepted 130 nautical miles from Lanzarote (Canary Islands) the cargo ship Ras, with 70 meters long and flying the flag of Tanzania, which according to initial estimates Leer másAduanas seized 4 tons of cocaine seized NE of Canary Islands[…]
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircrew responded to an in-flight emergency, providing critical instructions to a plane passenger that enabled a safe landing in Bakersfield, California on Oct. 4, 2024. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted AMO’s Riverside Air Unit requesting assistance in Leer másCBP AMO aircrew assists a plane passenger in safe landing[…]
Story by Sgt. Abbey Rieves, 355th Wing MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tennessee — Two U.S. Air Force (USAF) HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters mobilized as the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 563d Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF), from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, rescue four injured civilians (one critically) during search and rescue efforts Leer másTwo USAF HH-60W helicopters rescue 4 hurricane Helene survivors[…]
LISBON, 7 October 2024 – Which has a fleet of 180 helicopters operating in Europe, Avincis has chosen its Lisbon hub (Portugal) as the location for a large-scale scheduled maintenance procedure on one of its Italian-based aircraft. The helicopter, an AW139, arrived in Lisbon from Italy and will receive a complete overhaul from the Portuguese technical Leer másAvincis expands its helicopter maintenance hub in Lisbon, Portugal[…]
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac an 85-year-old woman passenger from the cruise ship Carnival Venezia approximately 98 nautical miles off Cape Lookout. Sunday, October 6, 2024. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders received a medevac request from the cruise ship Carnival Venezia after a woman Leer másCoast Guard Charleston MH-65E medevac woman off Cape Lookout[…]
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrews conducted two consecutive medevac missions for two ailing men from the same cruise ship 50 nautical miles off Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii. Saturday, October 5, 2024. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu (JRCC) watchstanders received a phone call at 6 p.m. Friday from personnel Leer másCoast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac 2 men off Kumukahi[…]
Yuma, Arizona. – A CBP AMO AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew from the Yuma Air Branch worked with U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector earlier this week in the rescue of a group of migrants in distress while crossing the Sonoran Desert. U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona were alerted to activity within the Cabeza Leer másCBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold Leer más2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Mary Turpin KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Members of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons conducted a maritime CSAR (combat search and rescue) training at Ie Shima Island and its surrounding waters, Sept. 4, 2024. The CSAR training was a “full mission profile” (FMP) meaning it encompassed all the elements of Leer más31st and 33rd RQS conducts maritime CSAR full mission profile[…]
