HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partners continue to search for six missing mariners from the cargo vessel Mariana offshore Saipan. Update 1 On Wednesday, Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu (JRCC Honolulu) watchstanders received a report from the vessel manager of the Mariana, a 145-foot U.S.-registered dry…
Story by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army officially named its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15 (2026). The announcement was…
Nashville, TN (April 15, 2026). — The U.S. Army officially designated the FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft) Bell MV-75 as the Cheyenne II. Consistent with the Army tradition of honoring Native American tribes, the MV-75…
KODIAK, Alaska. — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew conducted the rescue of four boaters (a family of three adults and one child) from an 18-foot vessel trapped on an ice floe approximately…
Story by Senior Airman Sarah Hoover, Maryland National Guard EDGEWOOD, Md. — Maryland Army National Guard soldiers conducted MEDEVAC (medical evacuation) training with two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade,…
Story by Senior Airman Christian Conrado, 53rd Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — An Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of a stranded hiker on a cliffside on Shadow…
Amarillo, Texas. – The first two Bell H-1 helicopters (an AH-1Z and a UH-1Y) have received complete upgrades to their structure and power delivery mechanisms under the Marine Corps‘ SPINE program. The program was recently…
Hanoi, Vietnam, 7 April 2026. – The Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH)’s subsidiaries, Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH South) and Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH North), have placed an order for three Airbus H225 helicopters, to support…
SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) crew conducted the rescue of a family that had been missing for 7 days in the Federated States of Micronesia following a SAR mission. The family,…
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew conducted the rescue of four boaters from a disabled 42-foot motor yacht adrift 3 nautical miles southwest of Moriches Inlet, New York.…