On This Day In 1944, Helicopters Became Lifesaving Tools

On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to deliver blood plasma ...

Coast Guard helicopter crew battles high winds to rescue 9 from grounded fishing boat

Nine crew members of a commercial crab boat were hoisted to safety after the boat named the Arctic Sea grounded on an Alaska ...
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Coast Guard has returned rescue helicopter to Newport to stay, after its quiet removal sparked public outcry

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Days after a federal judge ordered the return of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport, they have done so - and promised not to move it again, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ...
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Coast Guard saves 'really well prepared' couple with cat and dog 65 miles off Cape Hatteras

US Coast Guard rescues two passengers, dog and cat from 40-foot catamaran in distress 65 miles off Cape Hatteras in ...
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Sikorsky lined up for Coast Guard contract to replace rescue helicopters

The U.S. Coast Guard intends to award Sikorsky a contract to replace older helicopters with new ones based on the Sikorsky Jayhawk and Seahawk design, in what could represent a major new contract for ...
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Hundreds pack Wyden Newport town hall over helicopter removal

NEWPORT, Ore. (KOIN) — The recent Trump administration decision to relocate the US Coast Guard helicopter from Newport has generated local outrage, lawsuits and a town hall with Sen. Ron Wyden. Nearly ...