Sept. 26, 2017

Coast Guard aircrews load supplies for Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrews load relief supplies for Puerto Rico into an HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft after Hurricane Maria Sept. 22, 2017.

Sept. 25, 2017

First fast response cutter arrives in Honolulu

The fast response cutter (FRC) Oliver Berry arrives at Coast Guard Base Honolulu for the first time Sept. 22, 2017.

Sept. 25, 2017

Cutter boats crucial to rescues, navigation in debris-strewn waters

As Coast Guard cutters from multiple classes deployed in response to hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many carried new cutter boats that helped assess and rescue people in debris-strewn waters.

Sept. 21, 2017

HC-144s provide post-hurricane communications, damage assessment, cargo transport

The HC-144 Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft have showcased their multi-mission capabilities as the aircraft deployed from across the country to aid in hurricane response.

Sept. 20, 2017

Minotaur Aircraft Provide Imagery, Transport Cargo And Personnel In Hurricanes’ Aftermath

A view of flood damage over Houston as captured by the CGNR 2003, the first aircraft in the Coast Guard fleet outfitted with Minotaur mission system architecture. U.S. Coast Guard graphic.The first Coast Guard aircraft outfitted with the Minotaur mission system suite, the HC-130J Super Hercules CGNR 2003, provided valuable flood imagery while

Sept. 20, 2017

Small unmanned aircraft system assists Stratton drug interdictions

The small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) on board the national security cutter (NSC) Stratton aided interdictions in five of the 11 drug seizures it made during its recent deployment, which was part of a record offload of more than 50,550 pounds of cocaine, worth approximately $679.3 million, in San Diego today.

Sept. 19, 2017

Fast response cutters aid Hurricane Irma relief in Virgin Islands

Four fast response cutters (FRCs) – Donald Horsley, Joseph Tezanos, Joseph Napier and Heriberto Hernandez – have deployed to assist in Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in the Virgin Islands, showcasing their multimission capabilities.

Sept. 18, 2017

C-27J Spartans assist hurricane relief efforts

The Coast Guard deployed C-27J Spartans – its newest medium range surveillance aircraft – to assist in relief following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Sept. 15, 2017

Coast Guard orders 14th C-130J long range surveillance aircraft

Using funds transferred from the Coast Guard, the Air Force awarded an option Sept. 14 worth approximately $63.5 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. for production of one C-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, the 14th of the service’s planned acquisition of 22 C-130Js.

Sept. 15, 2017

National security cutter capabilities aid Hurricane Irma relief

The fourth national security cutter (NSC), Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, has been showcasing its ability to serve as an open-ocean command and control center since it began conducting Hurricane Irma relief efforts on the east coast of Florida Sept. 12.