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Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) New Orleans support a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station New Orleans provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage with MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 655 nautical miles of shoreline from Apalachicola, Florida to the eastern border of Texas, and 735 nautical miles of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the ...
In 2023, the USCG obtained approval to begin acquisition of 12 additional MH-60T to replace some MH-65 Dolphin aircraft, the other helicopter type in the Coast Guard's inventory. In 2023, USCG received approval to transition to an all MH-60T helicopter fleet, and grow the fleet to 127 aircraft.
The SA366 G1 Dauphin version was selected by the United States Coast Guard in 1979 as its new short range recovery (SRR) air-sea rescue helicopter, replacing the Sikorsky HH-52A Sea Guard. In total 99 helicopters, optimised for the USCG's search and rescue role tasks and given the designation HH-65A Dolphin, were acquired.
CGAS New Orleans: Belle Chasse, Louisiana: 1955 Active Located at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans [21] Coast Guard Aviation Training Center: Mobile, Alabama: 1966 Active Located at the Mobile Regional Airport, all USCG pilots initially train at ATC, gain certifications for USCG airframes, and return to maintain ...
John Mixson, a retired U.S. Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue aircraft commander, explains the obstacles air crews fighting the Los Angeles wildfires are facing.
Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 (HMLA-773), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, operating UH-1Y "Super Huey" utility helicopters & AH-1 Super Cobra attack helicopters; Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, operating MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters [5] NCTAMS LANT Det New Orleans; 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines; Navy Reserve Center New ...
In the ensuing hours, Coast Guard helicopters and boats equipped with sonar conducted search-and-rescue operations. The names of those who died were released Monday. None of the victims lived on ...
U.S. Coast Guard HH-52A floating in Seattle in 1979 S-62 Prototype. First flew on 14 May 1958. S-62A Amphibious transport helicopter, powered by a General Electric CT58-110-1 turboshaft engine, with accommodation for up to 11 passengers. The S-62A was the first production version. S-62B One S-62 was fitted with the main rotor system of the ...