STRATFORD, Conn., Oct. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Government has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to provide 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece. The deal includes 35 aircraft for the Hellenic Army as well as personnel training, training equipment and an initial provisioning package, which will significantly improve Leer másGreece orders 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters[…]
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a fisherman (captain) from a commercial fishing vessel 65 nautical miles offshore Honolulu. Monday, October 28, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a phone call at 4:17 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the 85-foot commercial fishing vessel Triple Andy who reported Leer másCoast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac fisherman off Honolulu[…]
HONOLULU — A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew rescue a father and his two sons after their boat capsized offshore the island of Lanai. Saturday, October 25, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders heard a mayday call on VHF-FM channel 16 at 12:10 p.m. from a man stating his boat had Leer másUSCG Barbers Point MH-65E rescue father and sons off Lanai[…]
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard Air Station NOLA MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 48-year-old fisherman (male) from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 nautical miles offshore from Destin, Florida. Saturday, October 26, 2024. At approximately 7 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report from the charter fishing vessel Kraken Reels requesting a Leer másCoast Guard NOLA MH-60T medevac fisherman off Destin, Florida[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.— A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared Ready for Training (RFT) on Aug. 16. The new mixed-reality static training device is the first of its kind to Leer másCH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device[…]
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac an ailing fisherman from a commercial fishing vessel 78 nautical miles offshore Kahului, Maui. Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a medevac request at 4:57 p.m. Monday from personnel aboard the 70-foot fishing vessel Pacific Dragon II, Leer másCoast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac fisherman off Kahului[…]
Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit PACIFIC OCEAN — H-1 Helicopters (UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper) assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, launching from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Leer más15th MEU H-1 helicopters conducts training in the Indo-Pacific[…]
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 66-year-old man (Saturday) and a 30-year-old woman (Sunday) from the cruise ship Carnival Liberty. October 19 and 20, 2024. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report Saturday from the cruise ship of a 66-year-old man with stroke-like symptoms Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T crew medevac two from the Carnival Liberty[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevac a 33-year-old man from the recreation vessel Lulu in Wassaw Sound, Georgia after the man attempted to unground his vessel and made contact with the propeller. Saturday, October 19, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a notification at 1:55 p.m., Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E medevac mariner in Wassaw Sound, Georgia[…]
Story by David Bedard, 176th Wing JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 176th Wing rescue an injured hunter about 15 nautical miles northwest of Haines. The mission started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) received a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers following Leer másAlaska Air National Guard HH-60G rescue hunter near Haines[…]