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Coast Guard MH-60T aircrew medevac man 450 miles of Kodiak

Coast Guard MH-60T aircrew medevac man 450 miles of Kodiak
Archive image: A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew completes maintenance on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska, on Sept. 7, 2022.
Aircrews accrue countless hours conducting routine maintenance on Coast Guard aircraft to ensure full mission readiness and capabilities.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.

KODIAK, Alaska —​ A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a crewmember from the vessel Palona approximately 450 nm (nautical miles) south of Kodiak, Alaska, on Tuesday.

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter (MRR) aircrew arrived on scene at 11:00 p.m., deployed the rescue swimmer, safely hoisted and transported the patient to Kodiak, where they conducted a wing-to-wing transfer with a LifeMed crew. ​

On Monday, at 5:25 a.m., Coast Guard 17th District Command Center watchstanders received an email from the Palona crew reporting that a 41-year-old male was experiencing abdominal pain and other medical complications.

At 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, the Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew launched from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to respond, while the vessel made its way closer to Kodiak. At 9:06 p.m., an aircrew aboard a HC-130 Hercules aircraft also launched to respond to the incident and assist as needed.

A Coast Guard aircrew medevac a crewmember from the vessel Palona, approximately 450 nautical miles south of Kodiak, Alaska, on Oct. 4, 2022.
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 11:00 p.m. and safely hoisted and transported the patient to Kodiak, where they conducted a wing-to-wing transfer with a LifeMed Alaska crew.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn. U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
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“Having a secondary aircraft assist in a medical evacuation like this is a common procedure in the Coast Guard and reduces the risk during operations conducted so far offshore,” said Matthew Barnaby, a watchstander at the 17th District Command Center. “The C-130 aircrew was able to provide a communications platform while the MH-60 aircrew conducted the hoist and transfer of the patient. In the event of an emergency, the C-130 crew would be on scene to provide lifesaving rescue equipment.”

The rescue helicopter aircrew landed at the Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport at 12:53 a.m. to conduct the patient transfer.

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