The Coast Guard upgraded its final MH-65D («Delta») to MH-65E («Echo») Dolphin standard, the last Short-Range Recovery Helicopter version, marking a major milestone for the H-65 Conversion Program. The 90th and last MH-65E was sent from the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City to the Aviation Training Center (ATC) in Mobile. This achievement was Leer másCoast Guard completes final MH-65E Dolphin upgrade at ALC[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard retired the Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet after 36 years of service in Alaska. Capt. Timothy Williams, commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, presided over the ceremony honoring the 36 years of service the MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter airframe and its crews provided to the Arctic Leer másMH-65 Dolphin fleet retired after 36 years of service in Alaska[…]
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The USCG rescue swimmer Spencer T. Manson received the Distinguished Flying Cross Award at Coast Guard Sector / Air Station Humboldt Bay. Tuesday morning, December 12, 2023. The Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Manson received the award for his heroic efforts during a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter search and rescue mission Leer másUSCG rescue swimmer receives Distinguished Flying Cross Award[…]
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. Sept. 29, 2023 — Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The MH-65 avionics upgrade to the “E” (Echo) configuration provides enhanced search and rescue capabilities including Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Detroit receives upgraded MH-65E Dolphin[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue a windsurfer near the Point Bonita Lighthouse. Saturday, August 5, 2023, at night. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center received a call at approximately 7:55 p.m. from a family member of a missing windsurfer reporting that he had gone missing. Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 crew rescue windsurfer Point Bonita Lighthouse[…]
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard FOB Point Mugu MH-65 Dolphin aircrew medevac a 57-year-old man from a fishing vessel approximately 90 nautical miles off the San Diego coast. Saturday, July 29, 2023. Sport fishing vessel Fortune crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders requesting a medevac for a man experiencing Leer másCoast Guard FOB Mugu MH-65 medevac boater off San Diego[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C.— The Coast Guard and good Samaritans helps four fishermen after their shrimping vessel began taking on water near St. Simons Island, Georgia. Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a notification at 10:33 p.m, via VHF-FM channel 16 marine radio, from the Joann B, a 75-foot shrimping vessel, stating their vessel Leer másCoast Guard helps 4 fishermen near St. Simons Island[…]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue a kite surfer who was beset by weather near Port Mansfield, Texas. Saturday, July 15, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report from a Kleberg County Sheriff’s office dispatcher at 1:41 p.m. stating a kite surfer was in distress. Coast Guard watchstanders issued Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 rescue kite surfer near Port Mansfield, Texas[…]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a man after his 24-foot vessel grounded in Bulls Bay. Monday, June 12, 2023. Once on the scene the MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the man and transferred him to Mount Pleasant Regional Airport with Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 rescue man from grounded vessel in Bulls Bay[…]
Story by Lt. Gillian Gerton & Chief Petty Officer Cynthia Oldham The Coast Guard is celebrating 25 years of operations at Air Station Atlantic City, a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter unit based at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Since Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City’s creation in 1998, Leer másCoast Guard Air Station Atlantic City celebrates 25 years of service[…]