In this documentary series the U.S. Coast Guard spoked with Charles Anthony Hopkins, a Chief Warrant Officer retired with nearly 32 years in military service and was one of the original ten members to stand up Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON). Hopkins is a HITRON 10 member and recognized for his role in selecting and Leer másCoast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) History[…]
The U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations primarily used “go-fast” boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The Coast Guard needed a way to counter Leer másCoast Guard HITRON History Series: Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell[…]
In this Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) history series, the USCG spoke with retired Chief Warrant Officer Ray Stobinski Jr. (HITRON 10). Stobinski was one of the first Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron gunners and shares what that role entailed. The Coast Guard HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the Leer másCoast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Founding Members[…]
In this HITRON Squadron history documentary series, the Coast Guard spoke with Vincent Van Ness, a Lieutenant junior grade at the time Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) was stood up. Van Ness is a HITRON-10 member and recognized for his role in evaluating night vision goggles (NVG) and applying them to the Unit’s proof of Leer másCoast Guard HITRON history series: Lt. Comander Vincent Van Ness[…]
Con base en Jacksonville (Florida), HITRON es el Escuadrón Táctico de Interdicción (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron) del U.S. Coast Guard especializado en la lucha contra el tráfico de drogas. Para llevar a cabo su misión la Unidad está capacitada y autorizada para el Uso de Fuerza Aerotransportada (AUF, Airborne Use of Force), tanto en las Leer másHITRON, el Escuadrón Táctico de Interdicción del U.S. Coast Guard[…]
