Archive image: U.S. Marine Corps landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Company 33, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct an external lift operation with U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter pilots with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4, 2025.
The cross-training enhanced the readiness of helicopter support teams, ensuring the rapid transportation of supplies and equipment to expeditionary sites when ground transportation is not feasible.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin.
HONOLULU – Coast Guard and a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of seven people and one dog during flash floods on Oahu, Hawaii. Friday, March 20, 2026.
After receiving a report of stranded people in distress at around 10:25 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Honolulu watchstanders coordinated the response of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew from Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37). The MH-60R Seahawk aircrew rescued five people and one dog from a rooftop in the vicinity of Waialua and brought them safely to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii.
At approximately 4 p.m., an MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point rescued two people stranded near Yokohama Bay. The man and woman had been stranded due to the washed-out road and had written SOS in the sand. During an overflight of the area, the Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin aircrew spotted the message, hoisted the pair and transported them to Air Station Barbers Point.
The crews of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry, Cutter Harriet Lane, Cutter Hollyhock, and Coast Guard Station Honolulu boat crews also responded to the incident. Additionally, HC-130J Hercules airplane crews and an MH-65E Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point conducted overflights to assess impacts and determine response needs.
The MH-60R Seahawk helicopter aircrew brought the survivors safely to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
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HSM-37 Easyriders.
U.S. Coast Guard Airsta Barbers Point.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu.
U.S. Coast Guard Oceania.
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
There are no confirmed reports of people in the water.
“Safety of life remains our top priority,” said Cmdr. Jeffrey Padilla, incident commander, Sector Honolulu. “We are working closely with our partners, including the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Honolulu County first responders, to support developing search and rescue efforts.”
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the island of Oahu Friday. The Honolulu Department of Emergency Management issued mandatory evacuations for communities in Waialua and Haleiwa following heavy rainfall and flooding across Oahu.
Visit the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for more information about the incident.
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