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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue (medevac) a 74-year-old male hiker from a creek after he fell off a bridge approximately 18 miles east of Brookings, Oregon. Sunday, September 30, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received notification at approximately 2:50 p.m. from Air Station North Bend relaying a Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue injured hiker near Brookings[…]
Story by Lt. Col. Darrin Haas, Tennessee National Guard NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard continues its support of emergency first responders assisting areas impacted by severe flooding following the landfall of Hurricane Helene. Working with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, guardsmen are providing 24-hour, ground and aerial rescue support to those in need. Leer másTennessee Guard assist in Hurricane Helene rescue efforts[…]
