Paris, Le Bourget, June 17, 2025. — During the Paris Air Show, Aramco ordered two Leonardo C-27J aircraft multi-mission with firefighting configuration, to be delivered starting from 2027. This order marks the first for the type in firefighter and multi-role configuration from a civil operator as well as the first order in the Middle East. Leer másAramco orders two Leonardo C-27J aircraft with firefighting system[…]
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted the rescue of an Army Soldier who was on a training exercise with his unit in the Okanagan Mountain range on June 5, 2024. The soldier’s unit requested transport to a Leer másWhidbey SAR MH-60S crew rescue a soldier on a mountain at 5,300 feet[…]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard conducted the rescue of two boaters (a father and son) after their vessel began taking on water 34 nautical miles southeast of Virginia Beach. Thursday morning, June 12, 2025. Rescued were J. Hudson, 30, and R. Hudson, 60. Coast Guard Sector Virginia Command Center watchstanders received a distress call Leer másCoast Guard crews rescue a father and son off Virginia Beach[…]
ALAMEDA, California. — A Coast Guard Air Station Ventura MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a mariner (man) from a cargo vessel 185 nautical miles offshore San Francisco, Tuesday evening. June 10, 2025. Coast Guard 11th District watchstanders received a call at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday, from the captain of the cargo ship Aetos reporting that a Leer másCoast Guard Ventura MH-60T medevac a mariner 185 miles off San Francisco[…]
Story by Dana Rosso , Alaska Army National Guard JUNEAU, Alaska. — An Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, medevac a patient from Skagway to Juneau following a request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC). June 3, 2025. The mission, flown Leer másAlaska Army National Guard UH-60L medevac patient from Skagway to Juneau[…]
Story by Seth LaCount, Alaska National Guard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Army, and Civil Air Patrol units conducted the rescue of 10 people between May 24 and 28, 2025. These missions were conducted primarily in support of the Alaska State Troopers and local hospitals from May 24-28, Leer másAlaska Air and Army Guard rescue 10 people between May 24-28[…]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevac a 58-year-old mariner (man) experiencing severe abdominal pain approximately 170 nautical miles southwest of Clearwater. Thursday, May 22, 2025. The man was safely transported to Tampa General Hospital for a higher level of care. Coast Guard 8th District (Heartland) watchstanders received Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac mariner 170 miles southwest of Clearwater[…]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Mercedee Wilds, 124th Fighter Wing IDAHO CITY, IDAHO – Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota aircrews conducted joint combat rescue (CSAR) and medevac training. The sounds of rotor blades thumped overhead as the rotor wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters kicked up rocks and debris that Leer másIdaho National Guard conducted combat rescue (CSAR) training[…]
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65E Dolphin aircrew medevac a fisherman (the captain) of the commercial fishing vessel Sea Angel 80 nautical miles offshore Hilo, Hawaii. Friday, May 9, 2025. Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday from the captain of the 78-foot Leer másCoast Guard Barbers Point MH-65E medevac fisherman off Hawaii[…]
Rome, 29/04/2025 — The Italian Army (Esercito Italiano) took a step forward in the framework of its comprehensive modernization plan with the delivery of the first Leonardo UH-169D LUH (Light Utility Helicopter). The handover was carried out during an official ceremony held at the Italian Army Aviation’s Headquarters in Viterbo on 28 April in the Leer másItalian Army receives the first Leonardo UH-169D LUH helicopter[…]