The Coast Guard had donated the helicopter to the school in 1989; the school agreed to trade it to the association for a more modern aircraft—an HU-25 Falcon—that was being retired.

50-caliber shoulder-fired precision weapon Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 rescue swimmer The H-65 helicopter built by Eurocopter America is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary rescue helicopter.

The U.S. Coast Guard is trained to save lives in some of the most extreme conditions - but how hard is it really? I put myself to the test by attempting a real Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) ...

On the other end of the cable, 300 feet ahead and 30 feet up, was a bright yellow Coast Guard helicopter, the bird in Project Tugbird. In November 1951, the Coast Guard began receiving the new ...

TOKYO: A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people, the Japan coast guard said. The pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; Kazuto Yoshitake ...