Sept. 2, 2026

Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast Guard Cutter Stone pulled off an unprecedented interdiction

Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine.

May 7, 2026

Behind the scenes with HITRON

The Coast Guard’s helicopter interdiction crews had their best year ever.

Sept. 14, 2022

HITRON received recognition at 2021 U.S. Interdiction Coordinator Awards 

A seasoned crew faced a challenging drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea.

Nov. 18, 2021

BZ: Putting training to the test, 2021 recipients of the Captain Frank A. Erickson and Commander Elmer F. Stone Aviation Awards, Coast Guard honors fallen, Apply for grants

Bravo Zulu to A-school students at TRACEN Yorktown! Boatswain’s mate A-school students and instructors at Training Center (TRACEN) Yorktown diverted from their studies Oct. 20 to respond to two search and rescue cases. While conducting two-boat towing operations, on the York River, students and crew of a 38-foot training boat observed a pontoon

March 29, 2021

HITRON History Series: David W. Kunkel, Rear Admiral USCG (Ret.)

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