John Mixson, a retired U.S. Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue aircraft commander, explains the obstacles air crews ...

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a rescue mission that overcame several obstacles.

Port Angeles, United States - January 08, 2025 The Coast Guard’s Air Station in Port Angeles came to the rescue earlier this week, assisting in a medevac mission for an injured man in the Hoh Valley ...

A Coast Guard Air helicopter crew swooped in to save the day, rescuing a man stranded on a jetty near St. Lucie Inlet on Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said the rescue operation kicked off ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Coast Guard presented ... Thursday for a daring rescue mission that saved two severely injured teenagers. Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad piloted the helicopter in December 2022 ...

MARTIN COUNTY − A man who fell from his personal watercraft Sunday was rescued from a jetty at the St. Lucie Inlet by being hoisted into a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, officials said.

Two adults and a boy were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after their boat was ... to be seen by local emergency medical services. The rescue aircrew then headed back to the scene to hoist ...

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew found the man around 12:20 p.m. Sunday in the area of St. Lucie Inlet. Officials say an Air Force Rescue Coordination Center watchstander told them ...

which aided our ability to perform an effective rescue,” Lt. Luke Dewhirst, a helicopter commander at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, said in the release. • Brad Matthews can be reached at ...