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The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew stand on the forward weather deck during a special sea detail near Charleston, South Carolina, on March 1, 2021. The crew prepared to return home as they completed the Stone's first-ever patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hig |  VIRIN: 210301-G-GM914-229.JPG

LATEST UPDATES

The Coast Guard accepted its 16th missionized HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Feb. 19, 2024, from L3Harris in Waco, Texas. CGNR 2016 was delivered to Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina.


The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 17th C-130J long range surveillance aircraft Aug. 10, 2023, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia. The aircraft will operate out of the Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, until it undergoes missionization at L3Harris in Waco, Texas.


The Coast Guard accepted its 16th C-130J long range surveillance aircraft Nov. 10, 2022, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia. The aircraft will next undergo missionization which encompasses the installation of the Minotaur Mission System Suite and APY-11 multimode radar at L3Harris in Waco, Texas.


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