Coast Guard Helicopter Operations

Images showcasing U.S. Coast Guard helicopters in action, particularly during rescue operations and maritime missions in challenging conditions.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Anderson, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, checks the cargo hook underneath the helicopter during vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 7, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-62. HH-60s on ramp with personnel-- 050830. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Anderson, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, checks the cargo hook underneath the helicopter during vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 7, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew from Air Station Miami, Florida launch for a Search and recue case in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Sept, 29, 2022. The case was repoterd to be near Naples, Florida.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-43. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-44. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-111. AIRSTA NOLA--CG air crew member next to HH-65 on ramp (3). Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew from Air Station Miami, Florida launch for a Search and recue case in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Sept, 29, 2022. The case was repoterd to be near Naples, Florida.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-147. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-116. AIRSTA NOLA--CG air crew members next to HH-65 on ramp (4). Hurricane Katrina

NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Pre-Splashdown. NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and SpaceX support teams board a helicopter to stage for the landing of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida. Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are landing in the Atlantic Ocean after 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.

PHILIPPINE SEA (January 29, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) remove chocks and chains from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, on the flight deck while sailing in the Philippine Sea, January 29. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-74. Personnel on ramp with HH-60---050901. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jordyn Tolefree, assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, prepares for flight operations aboard the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 3, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

111223-N-KA046-051GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 23, 2011) Aviation boatswain's mate handlers sprint to unchain an SA-330J Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) during a vertical replenishment at sea with the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the command ship of Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

040312-M-4626C-005. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

111129-N-PB383-815PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2011) Damage Controlman Fireman Steven Spernyak and Damage Controlman 3rd Class Taylor Knight carry a simulated casualty during a fire drill on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are conducting operations in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-67. Hurricane Katrina

Helicopter Training

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ismael Hidalgofernandez, an operations specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901), clears away from the side of a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin, an asset from Coast Guards Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), July 13, 2022. Hidalgofernandez and his shipmates were a part of tie-down crew, the group responsible with securing the helicopter to the flight deck of the ship.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-39. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Anderson, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, refuels the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during helicopter in-flight refueling (HIFR) operations with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 7, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-35. Crew preparing to board HH-6514, date stamped 9 3 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers prepare to get back on a helicopter after searching in a neighborhood for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-73. Personnel on ramp with HH-60-- 050901. Hurricane Katrina

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-254. POTUS greeting USCG personnel near HH65 in ATC hangar, date stamped 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tracey Beeson, Avionics Electrical Technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, disconnects the trail line from the rescue basket during helicopter hoist training with the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 11, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After Hurricane Jeanne, Center Director Jim Kennedy (in red shirt) is ready to board the nearby helicopter to observe storm damage around the Center. He will be accompanied by a KSC videographer and photographer to record the sites. A category 3 storm, Jeanne barreled through Central Florida Sept. 25-26, the fourth hurricane in 6 weeks to batter the state.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-144. AIRSTA OPS--HH-65 in hangar with Coast Guardsman walking nearby (3). Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-244. Hurricane Katrina

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey hovers waiting to hoist a 492nd Special Operations Wing Airman out of the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Forces only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-34. Hurricane Katrina

HOUSTON - Coast Guard Lt. Dakata Brodie, left, and Lt. Michael Cagle pose for a portrait while hovering in a MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Houston April 1, 2010. The crew was preparing for an overflight of the Houston Dynamo season opener.

Military helicopter crew carrying out medevac

220510-N-FO865-1067PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) - A French Navy Dauphin helicopter with the 35F Air Naval Squadron approaches the flight deck aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for landing in support of Exercise Marara 22, May 10. Marara 22 is a multinational training exercise which enhances combined interoperability between the U.S. military and Frances Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters in French Polynesia.

DN-ST-86-01453. Base: Wallace Air Station San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-26. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-239. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members take cover as a Blackhawk lands to pick them up after searching in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

U.S. Marines assigned to the Combat Cargo department wait to retrieve a pallet on the flight deck aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan from a SA-330J Puma helicopter attached to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary during a vertical replenishment. Bataan is the command ship of Bataan Amphibious Ready Group conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members load supplies into a Blackhawk helicopter that has come to pick them up after searching in areas flooded by Hurricane Katriana. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-60. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a CH-47F Chinook while conducting an air assault mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Ladd Army Airfield, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges. Army aviators with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment provided air support for the operation.

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-35. Hurricane Katrina

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-52. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-2. Hurricane Katrina

Firefighters board a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise, part of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

S69-52984 (20 Sept. 1969) --- A member of the prime crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Participating in the training were astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander; Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot; and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot.

A Canadian Coast Guard CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew participates in a search and rescue training demonstration near St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada, May 25, 2022. The Canadian Coast Guard is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Sikorsky Military Helicopters Aviat HH-60J Jayhawk USCG U.S. Coast Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk Alaska Air National Guard sky

Group of Bo-105 liasion helicopters of the German Army.

Sgt. Kevin Grace, a crew chief with Company D, 2d Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, brings two Urban Search and Rescue firefighters with the Mississippi Task Force onto a UH-72 Lakota helicopter during a hoist exercise while participating in Patriot South 20 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, on February 28, 2020. Patriot South 20 provides realistic training venues and scenarios for military and civilian domestic operations, allowing for interoperability in times of natural disasters. Scenarios like Patriot South help build lasting relationships and train soldiers to aid state and local agencies during Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations in times of emergencies.

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-29. Air crew preparing to board HH-65 on ramp-- 050901. Hurricane Katrina

JASPER, Texas (Aug. 31, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jansen Schamp, left, from Denver, and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Rion Johnson, from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., both assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, assist with a medical evacuation during Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. U.S. Fleet Forces Command sent personnel and assets to bolster Northern Command's support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's assistance to federal, state and local authorities ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and destruction to the region.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-22. Hurricane Katrina

Firefighters with the Mississippi Task Force Urban Search and Rescue ride a hoist to a UH-72 Lakota while participating Patriot South 20 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, on February 28, 2020. Patriot South 20 provides realistic training venues and scenarios for military and civilian domestic operations, allowing for interoperability in times of natural disasters. Scenarios like Patriot South help build lasting relationships and train soldiers to aid state and local agencies during Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations in times of emergencies.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-99. AIRSTA NOLA--air crew members working around HH-65 on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-33. Crew walking away from HH-65s on ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-44. AIRSTA NOLA-- HH-65s and personnel on ramp near hangar (2). Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-86-12549. Base: Toosuk State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-51. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-63. Hurricane Katrina

. Coast Guard air crew in front HH-60 on ramp -- 050924. Hurricane Katrina

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-37. Hurricane Katrina

240221-N-TY639-1152 ATLANTIC OCEAN, Va. (Feb. 21, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, places cargo on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a vertical replenishment, Feb. 21 2024. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway as part of the basic phase. (

Cmdr. James Conner, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Neiman, an aviation survival technician, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Collins, an aviation maintenance technician, pose for a photo after reciving Air Medals during an award ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Texas, Aug. 19, 2022. During the ceremony, Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme, commander, Coast Guard District Eight, presented Conner, Neiman and Collins with Air Medals for rescuing nine trapped crew members from the Pride Wisconsin, a decommissioned mobile offshore drilling unit that caught fire in Sabine Pass, Texas, on Feb. 24, 2022.

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey lifts two 20th Air Support Operations Squadron Airmen into the air above Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 23. The 413th FLTS, the Air Forces only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the tactical air control party Airmens extraction training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-30. Air crew preparing to board HH-65 on ramp --050901. Hurricane Katrina

220105-N-HD110-1542CARIBBEAN SEA - (Jan. 5, 2022) -- Boatswains Mate 2nd Class James Dowdee directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter as it takes off from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), Jan. 5, 2022. Milwaukee is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force Souths mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Personnel aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) unlock wheels of a 45th Medical Company prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter after loading of a simulated casualty during a drill in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-04251. Country: Unknown

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-223. Hurricane Katrina

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-241. POTUS and CAPT David Callahan (CO ATC Mobile) walking into hangar near HH60. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-67. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-126. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-86-01656. Base: Batan Jungle Country: Philippines (PHL)

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-22. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrafts - HH-65 Dolphin - 26-HK-54-36. Coast Guardsman working on HH-65 in hangar. Hurricane Katrina

. Coast Guard air crew in front HH-60 on ramp -- 050924. Hurricane Katrina

050902-F-5964B-298. Base: Louis Armstrong Iap, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-159. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-174. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

Aircrafts - HH-60 Jayhawk - 26-HK-53-1. Air crew walking to board HH-60 on ramp at sunrise-sunset -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

Flood victims hold hands aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an aerial evacuation over Marion County, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2018.

Four civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Personnel Interviews - 26-HK-156-15. Hurricane Katrina

A crew member aboard a US Coast Guard HH-65A Dophin helicopter retrieves a wire basket after transferring material between the helicopter and a US Coast Guard vessel during a routine mission. Country: Unknown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Volunteers portraying injured astronauts are loaded onto a helicopter as part of an emergency exit, or Mode II/IV, exercise that allows teams to practice an emergency response at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The exercise involves NASA fire rescue personnel, volunteers portraying astronauts with simulated injuries, helicopters and personnel from the Air Forces 920th Rescue Wing, and medical trauma teams at three Central Florida hospitals. The drill allows teams to practice an emergency response at the launch pad, including helicopter evacuation to local hospitals.

PUERTO CORTES, Honduras (Nov. 4, 2022) An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 onboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), fly's over observers of the search and rescue exercise at Puerto Cortes Naval Base in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Nov. 4, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Kennedy Space Center personnel and American Medical Response (AMR) contractor paramedics gather near a NASA helicopter during a medical support training course in the Space Florida hangar at the spaceports Shuttle Landing Facility on May 17, 2019. The course was designed to familiarize the AMR paramedics with the centers Triage Forces deployment, which included medical team members, fire/rescue personnel, environmental health specialists and flight operations crew members, as well as a helicopter, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) tactical vehicle, fire pumper truck and triage vehicles. The AMR paramedics will assist the agency in contingency planning for the return of human spaceflight from Kennedy.

. Coast Guard air crew in front HH-60 on ramp--- 050924. Hurricane Katrina

Petty Officer 2nd Class Hamiliton Cleverdon greets a representative in the community of Diomede, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022, along with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew who flew him there. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members deployed to 32 coastal communities that were impacted by the storm to conduct public safety and pollution assessments.

DF-ST-86-09739. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Supplies - 26-HK-269-26. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener (center) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Hamilton Cleverdon greet a representative in the community of Diomede, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members deployed to 32 coastal communities that were impacted by Typhoon Merbok to conduct public safety and pollution assessments.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener (center) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Hamilton Cleverdon greet a representative in the community of Diomede, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members deployed to 32 coastal communities that were impacted by Typhoon Merbok to conduct public safety and pollution assessments.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2022) Sailors respond to an aircraft mishap drill during a joint training exercise between base fire and emergency services and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadrons (HSM) 48 and 50 at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15, 2022. Naval Station Mayport is one of three major Navy installations in the Jacksonville, Fla. area and home to the Navy's 4th Fleet.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2022) Sailors respond to an aircraft mishap drill during a joint training exercise between base fire and emergency services and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadrons (HSM) 48 and 50 at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15, 2022. Naval Station Mayport is one of three major Navy installations in the Jacksonville, Fla. area and home to the Navy's 4th Fleet.

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