Story by 2nd Lt, Nagraj Rao , 129th Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. — In a remarkable display of coordination and teamwork, the 129th Rescue Wing executed a high-stakes medevac 800 nautical miles offshore San Francisco. The mission launched in response to a request from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 11th District in Leer más129th Rescue Wing medevac mariner 800 miles off San Francisco[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard Air Station Ventura has conducted its first rescue mission with the medevac of a 63-year-old man suffering severe abdominal pain from the cruise ship Grand Princess off Los Angeles, Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2024. The patient was hoisted aboard the MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter and was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Ventura conducts its first rescue[…]
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a 36-year-old woman from a jetty in Galveston, Texas. Monday, October 14, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request at 3:49 p.m. from Galveston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) stating a 36-year-old woman sustained an injury to her leg. The duty flight surgeon was consulted and recommended Leer másCoast Guard Houston MH-65E medevac woman from jetty in Galveston[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65E Dolphin aircrew rescue two mariners after their vessel began taking on water approximately 55 nautical miles northeast of Key West. Friday, October 11, 2024. The two people were brought to the Marathon airport with no reported medical concerns. At approximately 4:15 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a report Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue two mariners off Key West[…]
ALAMEDA, California. — The Coast Guard coordinated efforts with the U.S. Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing and the U.S. Air Force’s 563rd Rescue Group to medevac a mariner approximately 1000 nautical miles west of Humboldt Bay, California. Wednesday, October 9, 2024. At 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Eleventh District Command Center received a report from the captain Leer másCoast Guard coordinates medevac 1000 nautical miles off Humboldt Bay[…]
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[…]