SANTA RITA, Guam — A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) conducted a successful medevac of a 37-year-old fisherman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa, approximately 138 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on Sept. 21, 2024, with coordination from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Leer másCoast Guard and Navy MH-60S medevac fisherman off Saipan[…]
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) MH-60S Knighthawk team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescue an Army Soldier who was on a training exercise with his unit in the Okanagan Mountain range. Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The soldier’s unit requested transport to a medical facility after he Leer másWhidbey SAR MH-60S rescue a soldier in Okanagan Mountain range[…]
Story by Josiah Moss, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia SANTA RITA, Guam — On March 6, 2024, a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) medevac a USCG member from the Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), 100 nautical miles south of Guam. The medical evacuation was performed in a joint operation Leer másA Navy HSC-25 aircrew medevac a USCG member near Guam[…]
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel, Commander Navy Region Southeast KEY WEST, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2024) – Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West was recognized as the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Search and Rescue (SAR) Model Manager Aviation Unit of the Year during a SAR Symposium held aboard Naval Base Coronado. Leer másNAS Key West is CNO SAR Model Manager Aviation Unit of the year[…]
Story by Ensign Valentine Mulango, Carrier Strike Group ONE SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S. Navy CSG-1 (Carrier Strike Group 1) with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is operating in the South China Sea following a successful scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore. While in the South China Sea, the Leer másNavy CSG-1 conducts maritime operations in South China Sea[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — USCG, Navy, multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to a false activation of an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) in Saipan, on Sept. 6, 2022. An EPIRB is a vital search and rescue distress tool, and it transmits a signal picked up by a satellite which then informs the team Leer másUSCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan[…]
PACÍFICO NORTE – El SUPSALV (Supervisor of Salvage and Diving), NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command), recupera un helicóptero MH-60S Knighthawk de la US Navy sumergido a una profundidad de 19.075 ft frente a la costa de Okinawa, Japón. La tripulación tuvo que realizar un ditching en el Océano Pacífico el año pasado, mientras operaban desde Leer másLa U.S. Navy recupera un helicóptero MH-60S sumergido a 19.075 ft[…]
