USCGC Legare and HITRON crews returns after counter-narcotics patrol

Publicada en 24 de octubre de 202124 de octubre de 2021 por Admin

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — USCGC Legare and HITRON crews returned home Thursday after an eight-week counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South and the Coast Guard 11th District. The crew patrolled over 12,650 nautical miles through the heart of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Martillo working Leer másUSCGC Legare and HITRON crews returns after counter-narcotics patrol[…]

USCGC Bear and HITRON crews intercept more than $140 million in drug

Publicada en 26 de abril de 202126 de abril de 2021 por Admin

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) and a HITRON team returned home to Portsmouth Sunday following an 86-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Bear’s crew interdicted three vessels, seized approximately 8,158 pounds of cocaine, two pounds of methamphetamines, as well as marijuana, worth a combined total of Leer másUSCGC Bear and HITRON crews intercept more than $140 million in drug[…]

Coast Guard HITRON History Series: Capt. Walter Reger

Publicada en 25 de abril de 202125 de abril de 2021 por Admin

In this documentary history series the U.S. Coast Guard spoke with retired Capt. Walter Reger, who was the 3rd commanding officer of the HITRON (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron). The HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations primarily used «go-fast» boats, high-speed Leer másCoast Guard HITRON History Series: Capt. Walter Reger[…]

Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Founding Members

Publicada en 7 de enero de 20217 de enero de 2021 por Admin

In this Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) history series, the USCG spoke with retired Chief Warrant Officer Ray Stobinski Jr. (HITRON 10). Stobinski was one of the first Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron gunners and shares what that role entailed. The Coast Guard HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the Leer másCoast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Founding Members[…]

USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy

Publicada en 28 de noviembre de 202028 de noviembre de 2020 por Admin

The USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the United States Drug trafficking organizations primarily used “go-fast” boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The U.S. Coast Guard needed a way to counter Leer másUSCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy[…]

USCGC Thetis and a HITRON crew returned home with 8.8 dollar million interdicted in drugs

Publicada en 23 de octubre de 202023 de octubre de 2020 por Admin

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Thetis crew and a HITRON helicopter aircrew deployed returned home Friday to Key West with 8.8 $ million interdicted in drugs, after completing a 42-day patrol to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew interdicted more than 4,500 pounds of illicit narcotics bound for the maritime Leer másUSCGC Thetis and a HITRON crew returned home with 8.8 dollar million interdicted in drugs[…]