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Two USAF HH-60W helicopters rescue 4 hurricane Helene survivors

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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[…]

Avincis expands its helicopter maintenance hub in Lisbon, Portugal

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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[…]

Coast Guard Charleston MH-65E medevac woman off Cape Lookout

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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[…]

Coast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac 2 men off Kumukahi

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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[…]

CBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert

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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[…]

2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP

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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[…]

31st and 33rd RQS conducts maritime CSAR full mission profile

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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[…]

Customs locates sailboat with 4.5 tons of hashish off Cartagena

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October 2, 2024, Operation of the Spanish Tax Agency. — The Customs Surveillance Service (Vigilancia Aduanera) of the Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) has intervened in waters south of Cartagena a sailboat that was transporting (according to initial estimates) more than 4.5 tons of hashish. The operation, which took place in the Southern Mediterranean, also led Leer másCustoms locates sailboat with 4.5 tons of hashish off Cartagena[…]

MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter participates in first training event

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Story by Bradley J. Clark, 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — The 908th Flying Training Wing has been transitioning from a C-130-equipped tactical airlift unit to becoming the formal training unit for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for nearly four years now. After divesting the last of its C-130 Hercules Leer másMH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter participates in first training event[…]

Coast Guard and partner rescue 5 boaters near Ocean Beach

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and the San Francisco Fire Department rescue five boaters near Ocean Beach. Sunday, September 29, 2024. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a call from the operator of a 35-foot boat beset by weather with five persons aboard at 1:23 p.m. Coast Guard watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB), coordinated the Leer másCoast Guard and partner rescue 5 boaters near Ocean Beach[…]

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