Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amy Mullins, USS America (LHA 6). Adapted by Hugo Ramos. While Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE (HSC-25) is embarked aboard USS America (LHA 6), the aircrew practices search and rescue (SAR) training at sea. SAR is a life-saving mission designed to recover people on land and at sea Leer másNavy HSC-25 MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrews SAR training[…]
Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit PACIFIC OCEAN — H-1 Helicopters (UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper) assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, launching from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Leer más15th MEU H-1 helicopters conducts training in the Indo-Pacific[…]
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[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — Fifteen boaters are safe thanks to the combined efforts of the U.S. Navy HSC-25, good Samaritans from Cabras Marine Corporation, the Saipan Department of Public Safety (DPS) Boating Safety, and the U.S. Coast Guard, following a report they were disabled 15 nautical miles west of Aguijan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Leer másNavy HSC-25 and responders rescue 15 boaters near Aguijan Island[…]
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard joined together to conduct a bilateral SAR (Search And Rescue) exercise in the South China Sea, July 16, 2024. The bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise included the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) and the Philippine Coast Guard Leer másUS and Philippine Coast Guard conducted bilateral SAR exercise[…]
PORT BLAIR, India – The USCGC Bertholf conducted two-day exercise during the operation Sea Defender 2024 with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) departed Port Blair, India, Saturday morning. Bertholf’s stop in Port Blair marks the first time a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter has called upon the Andaman Leer másUSCGC Bertholf conducts operation Sea Defender 2024[…]
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[…]
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard and a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk aircrew from HSC-25 medevac a mariner from a cargo vessel in urgent need of medical care off Saipan. The crewmember was safely evacuated to Guam on Feb. 9, 2024. «This successful medical evacuation underscores the strong partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard, Helicopter Leer másCoast Guard and Navy MH-60S medevac mariner offshore Saipan[…]
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 — A Coast Guard and Navy sucessfully completed a search mission with the rescue of three missing divers offshore Guam. A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew located and rescued the three missing divers near Santa Rosa Banks, approximately 25 nautical miles off the coast of Agat, Guam. Saturday, October 28, 2023. Leer másCoast Guard and Navy rescue 3 missing divers offshore Guam[…]