PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane will return to their homeport of Portsmouth, Va., Thursday night following a successful 45-day counter-drug and annual training deployment.
Posts Tagged ‘HITRON’
Coast Guard Cutter Northland returns to Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland is scheduled to return to Portsmouth Sunday after a unique patrol in the Pacific Ocean interrupting the flow of illegal narcotics.
Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron gets new commander
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Capt. Joseph T. Baker assumed command of the Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Friday at the HITRON facility at Cecil Field in Jacksonville.
Baker assumed the command of more than 233 personnel and 10 armed MH-65C dolphin helicopters. HITRON is America’s first and only airborne law enforcement unit trained and authorized to [...]
Jacksonville based Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron gets new commander
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Squadron, America’s first and only airborne law enforcement unit trained and authorized to employ precision airborne use of force, will hold a change-of-command ceremony, June 19 at 10 a.m.
Coast Guard stops 2 go-fast vessels carrying cocaine off Panama
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews stopped two go-fast vessels carrying cocaine and assault weapons off the coast of Panama.
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home after busy patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returned to Portsmouth Tuesday following a busy 62-day patrol to the Caribbean.
HITRON Snipers Taking On Smugglers
Mens Vogue has a very interesting story about the HITRON snipers. Here’s an excerpt
On a sunny fall day 300 miles off the west coast of Guatemala, Coast Guard pilot Dan Roberts readied for combat from the front seat of his MH-68A Stingray helicopter. In the back of the chopper, gunner Andrew Kramer — 30 [...]