CHARLESTON, S.C. The Coast Guard continues its search for a missing Air Force pilot approximately 30-miles northeast of Charleston.
Missing is Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Giglio’s F-16 collided with a second F-16 at approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Shaw AFB contacted the Coast Guard to assist in the search for the missing pilot.
Currently involved in the search are:
- An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Savannah, Ga.
- The Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin, an 87-foot patrol boat from Charleston
- A Coast Guard Station Georgetown, S.C., small boat
- A Coast Guard Station Charleston small boat
- A C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft from Air Station Clearwater, Fla.
Coast Guard units have been searching throughout the night, which included a C-130 fixed wing aircraft, a small boat and Coast Guard cutter.
