MIAMI – The USCGC Tahoma crew and a HITRON MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels carrying approximately 2.7 tons (6,085 pounds) of cocaine worth nearly $45.8 million approximately 90 nautical miles…
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew and a HITRON MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew seized almost 5 tons in cocaine in Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Cutter’s crew returned to their homeport…
KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of USCGC Thetis and a Coast Guard HITRON MH-65 Dolphin aircrew seized more than 3,7 tons in cocaine during a Caribbean Sea patrol. The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC…
ALAMEDA, California. — USCGC Waesche and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from HITRON returned home following an 89-day anti-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Saturday, December 9, 2023. The 418-foot national security cutter and…
PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The USCGC Escanaba and a HITRON detachment returned home with 3,5 tons interdicted in cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew of the Cutter returned home to Portsmouth after 51-day patrol. Monday,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The USCGC Confidence (WMEC 619) and a HITRON detachment returned home following a 62-day anti-drug patrol to the Caribbean Sea. September 20, 2023. The Cutter Confidence has its homeport in Cape Canaveral…
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. — The Coast Guard celebrated the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) change of command. The Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction…
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The USCGC Bear (WMEC 910) and a HITRON aircrew returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth with $186 million in cocaine following a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol. Thursday, June 22, 2023. While…
ASTORIA, Ore. – The USCGC Alert (Coast Guard Cutter, WMEC 630) crew and a MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from HITRON returned to homeport with 2.6 tons in cocaine after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern…
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…