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USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy

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The USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the United States Drug trafficking organizations primarily used “go-fast” boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The U.S. Coast Guard needed a way to counter Leer másUSCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy[…]

Coast Guard rescue 3 adults, 2 dogs from stranded sailing boat near Concord

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SAN FRANCISCO —​ A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew members rescue three adults and two dogs Wednesday afternoon from a boat that was stranded near Concord.​ The sailing vessel owner contacted with the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 10:45 a.m. stating they boat had run aground Leer másCoast Guard rescue 3 adults, 2 dogs from stranded sailing boat near Concord[…]

Coast Guard advanced the boatswain Alta Jones to Petty Officer 1st Class in Ketchikan

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KETCHIKAN, Alaska – The Coast Guard meritoriously advanced the boatswain mate Alta Jones to Petty Officer 1st Class during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Ketchikan, Wednesday. Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., the 17th Coast Guard District commander, meritoriously advanced Petty Officer 2nd Class Alta Jones, a boatswain’s mate at Station Ketchikan, to Petty Leer másCoast Guard advanced the boatswain Alta Jones to Petty Officer 1st Class in Ketchikan[…]

Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol

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PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Diligence​ returned to homeport in Pensacola Friday after a 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol. USCGC Diligence performed counter-drug operations in support of the U.S. Government’s Joint Interagency Task Force–South, which conducts detection and monitoring operations in the Caribbean to facilitate the interdiction of illicit trafficking in support of Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol[…]

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrews medevac fisherman 160 miles east of Boston

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BOSTON —​ Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrews medevac an injured fisherman 160 nautic miles east of Boston, Thursday. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Coast Guard District One watchstanders received a notification from the crew of the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Jennifer Anne, reporting a 35-year-old crewmember had fallen overboard and was recovered Leer másCoast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrews medevac fisherman 160 miles east of Boston[…]

Coast Guard medevac mariner offshore Corpus Christi, Texas

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CORPUS CHRISTI —​ A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew realized a medevac from a mariner (the captain) of a tanker vessel nine nautical miles offshore Corpus Christi, Texas, Monday afternoon. The Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders​received a emergency call from a crewmember​ aboard the tanker vessel Hoegh Galleon stating that Leer másCoast Guard medevac mariner offshore Corpus Christi, Texas[…]

Coast Guard HITRON provides humanitarian assistance to Honduras after Hurricane Eta

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PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras — A Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) provided humanitarian assistance, Friday, to Honduran villages after Hurricane Eta impacted the country. The HITRON aircrew and Seneca crew medevaced multiple people and redistributed relief aid across the hurricane impacted area as Leer másCoast Guard HITRON provides humanitarian assistance to Honduras after Hurricane Eta[…]

Coast Guard coordinates the rescue of three Canadian boaters from sailing vessel 140 nautical miles of Bermuda

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PORTSMOUTH, Va— The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of three Canadian boaters from their sailing vessel approximately 140 nautical miles North East of Bermuda, Saturday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District Command Center received notification from the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center that a personal locator beacon was activated, watchstanders then determined the Leer másCoast Guard coordinates the rescue of three Canadian boaters from sailing vessel 140 nautical miles of Bermuda[…]

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac fisherman 60 nautic miles southeast of Martha’s Vineyard

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BOSTON — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew realized a medical evacuation (medevac) of an injured fisherman 60 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Martha’s Vineyard, Friday. Approximately at 6 p.m., the Coast Guard District One watchstanders received an emergency notification from the crew of the 128-foot commercial fishing vessel Persistence, reporting that a Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac fisherman 60 nautic miles southeast of Martha’s Vineyard[…]

An Iraq War veteran continues aviation career in Coast Guard

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Lonnie Taber, an Iraq veteran and fireman from USCGC Kimball, now is prepares on Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) A-School to continues your service in Coast Guard helicopters. It was evening on the mess deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), as Lt. Cmdr. Donald Stiker, the cutter’s engineer officer, looked sternly out at Leer másAn Iraq War veteran continues aviation career in Coast Guard[…]

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