have embarked two mh-60 helicopters and a surgical team and a landing craft mechanized to be able to move things ashore. the u.s. naval ship burlington is going to provide aerial footage and aassist with our overall assessment. two maritime recognizance aircraft operating out of el salvador will assist again in our assessment. and that is why we are right now. get aig clear picture of what the situation looks like on the ground. the assessment team on ground will continue to look at the area and to report back to south com so that we could best coordinate and integrate u.s. aid and other agency assistance to the people of haiti. there are also two u.s. coast guard cutters on station in
The 214th Attack Group’s MQ-9 Reapers made their first appearance in the fourth annual Red Flag Rescue at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, May 11, 2021.,
Indian team to visit US for induction of key naval choppers
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The 140-warship Navy is currently grappling with just a handful of old anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters like Kamov-28s and Sea Kings when the presence of Chinese nuclear and diesel-electric submarines is only going to further increase in the IOR.
The Navy will get at least three of the 24 MH-60 ‘Romeo’ helicopters this year. These will help in detecting and destroying enemy submarines in the Indian Ocean Region.
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(This story originally appeared in on Apr 05, 2021)India will soon be sending a team to the US for induction of the MH-60 “Romeo” multi-mission helicopters, which will be a significant capability jump for the Navy in detecting and destroying enemy submarines prowling in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
it takes we take comprehensive measures and train our people year around to prepare for hurricane season. though hurricane michael was a rapid-developing storm, we were ready. what is your biggest challenge right now? our biggest challenge is going to be seeing what the damage is on scene and what strategies we have to use to get out there to the people. with that said, we have a multitude of aircraft that will be flying now and throughout for the duration of the response to respond. what kind of aircraft? we have c-144 fixed wing aircraft, h-60 and 65 rotary wing aircraft, and we have hercules aircraft that will be flying as well, at a higher level to help assess and deploy search and rescue equipment. captain rob mcleyland, coast guard sector. thank you for joining us. thank you all of the men and women of the u.s. coast guard who are doing life-saving work.
the pentagon is calling this a hard landing. it happened about 20 miles off the coast of okinawa during a training exercise with japanese. the h-60 helicopter came down on the tech of that u.s. naval cargo ship, red cloud. you can clearly see the tail broken in two. japanese patrol boats and helicopters were sent out to search for the helicopter crew at first, but that call for help was cancelled. u.s. pacific command said seven of the 17 onboard were injured. at least two of them, as i mentioned, japanese. all were taken to a u.s. military hospital on okinawa. frances, the cause of this is still under investigation. all right, nbc s kelly cobiella for us out of london. thank you very much. coming up, the epa has admitted fault for that toxic sludge that turned the animas river orange. could it soon face legal action over the spill? plus deflategate and the scandal has tom brady back in a courtroom today and court just wrapped up.