Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dillon Grimsley, Coast Guard Great Lakes District DETROIT — A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65E Dolphin aircrew conducted the rescue of two men, Canadian citizens, on Lake St. Clair after they were stranded on an ice floe approximately 1 nautical mile north of Belle River, Ontario, on Tuesday, Leer másCoast Guard Detroit MH-65E rescue 2 from ice floe on Lake St. Clair[…]
SEATTLE – A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65E Dolphin aircrew rescue two sailors from a disabled and grounded 31-foot sailboat near the San Juan Islands, Washington. Monday night, February 3, 2025. Coast Guard crews rescued a 56-year-old man and recovered a woman who later succumbed to her injuries. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Leer másUSCG Port Angeles MH-65E rescue 2 sailors off San Juan Islands[…]
In this documentary series, the Coast Guard spoke with other HITRON member, the Rear Admiral USCG (Ret) David Kunkel. David W. Kunkel was retired as a U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral in 2008 with 35 years of military service and played a pivotal role in standing up the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON). Kunkel is Leer másHITRON History Series: David Kunkel, Rear Admiral USCG (Ret)[…]
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[…]
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue six boaters Saturday after their vessel ran aground in Christmas Camp Lake near Hopedale, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received notification just after midnight of a 21-foot flat bottom aluminum boat that ran aground due to sudden changes in water depth with three Leer másCoast Guard rescue 6 boaters near Hopedale, Louisiana[…]
In this documentary series, the USCG spoke with Captain Kevin Gavin (Retired) from HITRON (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron). Gavin was the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Commanding Officer from 2014-17. He was also stationed at HITRON as a line pilot from 2000-03 when the unit was just getting started. Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron operations started as Leer másHITRON History Series: Kevin Gavin, Capt. USCG (Ret)[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue two people and a dog, Wednesday, from a sunken vessel near Jensen Beach, Florida. The rescue helicopter aircrew hoisted the two people and their dog off a life raft after their vessel sank. The people were transported to Martin County Airport in Stuart, Leer másCoast Guard rescue 2 people and their dog near Jensen Beach[…]
COOS BAY, Ore. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue helicopter medevac two stranded hikers from a cliff Wednesday afternoon near Coos Bay, Oregon. At approximately 2:10 p.m., watchstanders at U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a report from a woman whose daughter and husband were stranded on a cliff in the vicinity Leer másCoast Guard rescue helicopter aircrew medevac two hikers near Coos Bay, Oregon[…]
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Coast Guard air and surface crews rescue a diver in distress Monday just off Dutchcap Cay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The rescued is a man, a U.S. citizen reported to be in his 60’s, after he went missing during a diving trip with his wife and friends Leer másCoast Guard crews rescue diver in distress off Dutchcap Cay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands[…]
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dauphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew medevac a 60-year-old man from a fishing vessel, Jennifer and David, 46 nautical miles offshore Cameron, Louisiana, yesterday Sunday morning. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a medevac (medical evacuation) request by radio emergency channel from the fishing vessel Jennifer and Leer másCoast Guard medevac mariner 46 miles offshore Cameron, Louisiana[…]