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.

Aug. 29, 2026

The Long Blue Line: SARWET—the Sea-Air-Rotary-Wing Evacuation Team

Sea Air Rotary Wing Evacuation Team (SARWET) was dreamed up by Aviation Electrician Third Class (AE3) Brian Lansburg and me, Bill Thrall, after a 13-year-old girl was lost in a botched rescue attempt sometime in the summer of 1970. Back then, the HH-52 was our rescue helicopter, but it only carried three people: the pilot, co-pilot, and crewman. At

Feb. 22, 2024

Tomorrow looks different for Coast Guard aviation training

Coast Guard aviation innovates with rotary-wing only pilot training.