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A Coast Guard MH-60T rescue sailor 185 nm offshore Fort Myers

CLEARWATER, Fla. —  A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue a 72-year-old sailor (male) after his 40-foot sailing vessel took on water 185 nautical miles west of Fort Myers. Friday, March 15, 2024. The Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter and a HC-27J Spartan airplane crews spotted the man, Leer másA Coast Guard MH-60T rescue sailor 185 nm offshore Fort Myers[…]

National Guard UH-60 helicopters fight Missouri River ice jams

Story by Sgt. Michaela Granger, North Dakota National Guard BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota National Guard launched an aerial operation with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to respond to an ice jam on the Missouri River in Bismarck, Feb. 29, 2024. Two National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft was deployed, repeatedly dropping 660 gallons of Leer másNational Guard UH-60 helicopters fight Missouri River ice jams[…]

Future Sikorsky HEX / VTOL Hybrid-Electric Systems

ANAHEIM, California, February 27, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, unveiled its plan to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / VTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration. The design is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircraft — ranging from more traditional helicopters to winged configurations Leer másFuture Sikorsky HEX / VTOL Hybrid-Electric Systems[…]

1st retrograde UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of KFOR

Story by Staff Sgt. Terry Rajsombath, KFOR Regional Command East CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Members of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, conducts the first retrograde of nine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR), Jan. 29, 2024. Army FM 3-90 defines retrograde operations as an organized movement away from Leer más1st retrograde UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of KFOR[…]

NAS Key West is CNO SAR Model Manager Aviation Unit of the year

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[…]

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