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Commanding Officer of Air Station Sacramento Temporarily Relieved

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Rear Adm. Joseph R. Castillo, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has temporarily relieved Capt. James O’Connor from his duties as commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, citing a loss of confidence in the officer’s ability to command. Pending the results of an investigation, a final determination on O’Connor’s command [...]

Three Coast Guard helicopter crewmembers remain hospitalized after crash

SALT LAKE CITY – Three Coast Guard MH-60T helicopter crewmembers from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., who went down in the Rocky Mountains southeast of Salt Lake City Wednesday remain hospitalized Thursday.

Coast Guard and Utah rescue teams medevac downed helicopter crew

SALT LAKE CITY – Coast Guard and local rescue crews medevaced five crew members from an Elizabeth City, N.C., based MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter that went down in the Rocky Mountains Wednesday approximately 50 miles east of Salt Lake City.

N.C. based Coast Guard helicopter down in Rockies near Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY – A Coast Guard MH-60T helicopter with five crewmembers aboard went down in the Rocky Mountains Wednesday approximately 50 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

KSTU-TV Reports Coast Guard Helicopter Crash in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – KSTU-TV is reporting that a Coast Guard helicopter with 5 souls on board has crashed in Summit County, Utah.  According to the report rescuers are using snowmobiles to get to the crash site.
CoastGuardNews.com has no additional details of the reported crash at this time.

Coast Guard investigating Auxiliary aircraft accident

OPA LOCKA, Fla. – The Coast Guard has begun its investigation into an emergency landing at Opa Locka Airport at approximately 1:00 p.m. Thursday. A Coast Guard Auxiliary Aircraft, TIGER 4, suffered a mechanical failure of its nose landing gear upon final approach into the airport. The Cessna 414 had two Coast Guard [...]

First female Coast Guard rescue swimmer retires

SEATTLE — The first female Coast Guard rescue swimmer retired after more than 25 years of distinguished Coast Guard service Monday.