HONOLULU – Four Hawaii-based and two California-based Coast Guard units, all globally deployable, concluded operations at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 Exercise and returned to service of the residents of Hawaii and the Pacific region, Aug. 1. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Midgett (WMSL 757) and Juniper (WLB 201), the Regional Dive Locker Pacific, Leer másCoast Guard units conclude participation in RIMPAC 2024[…]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 1, 2024 – A fisherman from San Diego is safely on land after his rescue by an HC-130J Combat King II aircrew from 129th Rescue Wing near Socorro Island. The fisherman experienced multiple seizures and lost consciousness at sea. The man was airlifted in medevac mission by the California Air National Leer más129th Rescue Wing HC-130J rescue fisherman near Socorro Island[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) crew and a MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from HITRON returned home following a 90-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, April 7, 2023. The 418-foot national security cutter and crew patrolled more than 15,000 nautical miles conducting law enforcement and search and rescue operations in international Leer másUSCGC Waesche and HITRON returns with $166M in contraband[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — The USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to their Astoria homeport, Tuesday, following a 69-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. USCGC Steadfast’s crew disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics on three separate occasions during their patrol preventing a combined total of more than 7,500 pounds of cocaine, valued at Leer másUSCGC Steadfast returns home after counter-narcotics patrol[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units combined efforts to medevac an injured cadet from the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc Wednesday morning, approximately 36 nautical miles southwest of Rincón, Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a communication from the ARM Cuauhtémoc at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday, Leer másCoast Guard medevac cadet from the ARM Cuauhtémoc[…]
Ciudad de México, 1 de junio de 2022 — Los AS565 MBe Panther operados en México por el SEMAR componen la segunda flota de helicópteros más grande y moderna de la máxima autoridad naval del país. Estas aeronaves representan el 25% de la capacidad operativa de la Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), actualmente en servicio para Leer másLos helicópteros AS565 MBe Panther del SEMAR, México[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Astoria Sunday following a 69-day Eastern Pacific counterdrug deployment. The crew patrolled international waters off the coast of Mexico to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics and migrant smuggling in the region. Alert’s crew also participated in the North American Maritime Security Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after a counterdrug patrol and international exercise[…]
