MAOC-N welcomes Germany into the fold of partner countries in counter-narcotics operations. With this accession, which will be efrective from March 31, 2024, Germany joins France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom in a united front against drug trafficking in the Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime and aerial domains. Germany’s accession to MAOC-N Leer másMAOC-N welcomes Germany as newest partner county[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — In 2023, in a relentless pursuit of excellence in maritime safety, the JRSC Guam (Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam) team once again showcased its commitment to complex and agile search and rescue (SAR) operations across the vast Western Pacific. This commitment is epitomized through their recent collaborative exercises with international SAR entities, Leer másJRSC Guam efforts in Search and Rescue uniting across seas[…]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned to their homeport in North Charleston following a four-month counterdrug mission, maritime safety and security patrol in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, March 29, 2024. Patrolling in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast’s Operation Vigilant Sentry and Joint Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Hamilton returns after counterdrug mission[…]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aviators and the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence are training at the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona. The Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 is hosting the training March 4 through Leer másAlaska National Guard UH-60 aviators training at MCAS Yuma[…]
AMARILLO, Texas – The Bell H-1 platform will receive a Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) to optimize the aircraft to improve mission capabilities, aircrew safety, and interoperability by increasing the electrical power capacity and support the integration of additional cabin capabilities. The first unit, an AH-1Z Viper, has arrived at Bell Amarillo Assembly Center to Leer másSIEPU, the next US Marines Bell H-1 helicopter upgrade[…]
MIAMI – Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated value of $7.5 million at the Mayaguana Airport in The Bahamas. Tuesday, March 25, 2024. Operation Bahamas Turks and Leer másCoast Guard and partners seized 391 kg of cocaine in Bahamas[…]
Story by Edwin Wriston, West Virginia National Guard CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The past March 22, 2024, two West Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters (specifically UH-60M and HH-60M) and personnel assisted in combat wildfires in Hardy County with West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management officials. The deployment of Leer másTwo National Guard UH-60 assisted during wildfires in Hardy County[…]
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state, and federal agencies in response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore today, Tuesday March 26, 2024, at morning. The U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders received a report into the Coast Guard Sector Maryland — National Capital Region command center at 1:27 a.m. Leer másCoast Guard searches for missing people on Baltimore bridge[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue a boater from a life raft early Sunday, approximately 20 nautical miles south of Guanica, Puerto Rico. Rescued is K. Mcpartlan, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Fla, who was the sole passenger aboard the 48-foot pleasure craft Solamar transiting Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60T crew rescue boater near Puerto Rico[…]
Story by Belinda Bazinet, Program Executive Office, Aviation. Redstone Arsenal REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — With more than five million flight hours under its rotors and 40 years of technological advances behind it, the AH-64 Apache continues to be the best attack helicopter in the world. The Apache has been the Army’s heavy attack helicopter since Leer másThe AH-64 Apache helicopter celebrates 40 years[…]
