The Coast Guard upgraded its final MH-65D («Delta») to MH-65E («Echo») Dolphin standard, the last Short-Range Recovery Helicopter version, marking a major milestone for the H-65 Conversion Program. The 90th and last MH-65E was sent from the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City to the Aviation Training Center (ATC) in Mobile. This achievement was Leer másCoast Guard completes final MH-65E Dolphin upgrade at ALC[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — The Office of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) recently recognized Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) for its continued commitment to environmental stewardship, awarding the command the 2024 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award for Sustainability in the Industrial Installation category. SECNAV Environmental Awards recognize installations, teams Leer másNAVAIR FRCE receives the 2024 SECNAV Environmental Award[…]
Story by Eve Baker, U.S. Army Fort Wainwright, Alaska FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to DART (Downed Aircraft Recovery Team) within Delta Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, recently assisted in the effort to recover a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed in a remote area in Alaska. The Coast Guard Leer másArmy DART assists with recovery of crashed Coast Guard MH-60[…]
TROY, Alabama, Nov. 30, 2023 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered the first of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter airframes to the Coast Guard, launching a 10-year program to extend the service life of the Coast Guard’s existing MH-60T fleet, and continue flying life-saving missions into the 2040s. The first Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to Leer másCoast Guard receives first replacement Sikorsky MH-60T airframe[…]
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. Sept. 29, 2023 — Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The MH-65 avionics upgrade to the “E” (Echo) configuration provides enhanced search and rescue capabilities including Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Detroit receives upgraded MH-65E Dolphin[…]
WASHINGTON – The USCG (Coast Guard) convened a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the Titan submersible and the five people on board. The crew of the Polar Prince research vessel lost contact with the Titan submersible 1 hour and 45 minutes into its dive on Sunday, June 18, 2023. After an Leer másUSCG: Marine Board of Investigation due loss of Titan Submersible[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac a burn victim, 29-year-old crewman, from the motor vessel PRT Ace approximately 173 nautical miles east of Morehead City, North Carolina. Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Watchstanders with Coast Guard 5th District Command Center received a notification from the Panamanian-flagged motor vessel PRT Ace, that Leer másCoast Guard medevac burn victim 173 nm of Morehead City, NC[…]
El helicóptero de recuperación de corto alcance (SRR) MH-65E Dolphin es la última versión del HH-65 (en el inventario del USCG desde 1985), fabricado por Aérospatiale, hoy Airbus Helicopters, sobre la plataforma AS365 N1 Dauphin 2 y exclusivamente para el U.S. Coast Guard a través del contrato de adquisición del Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR). Inicialmente Leer másUS Coast Guard SRR: del HH-65 al MH-65E Dolphin[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard celebrates 75th anniversary of the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center Thursday at 10 a.m. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Adm. Steven D. Poulin, Coast Guard Vice Commandant, is scheduled to attend the event along with Vice Adm. Paul F. Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, and Rear Adm. Carola J. Leer más75th Anniversary of Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center[…]
El MH-60T Jayhawk es el helicóptero de recuperación de alcance medio (MRR, Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter) del USCG, configurado principalmente para misiones de búsqueda y rescate (SAR). Actualmente, el U.S. Coast Guard está completando el programa SLE (Service Life Extensión), para el mantenimiento y renovación estratégica de la flota, que mantendrá la plataforma de Sikorsky en servicio Leer másSikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk, el helicóptero de alcance medio del USCG[…]
