The Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin is a twin-engined helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for medevac -capable search and rescue (SAR) and armed Airborne Use of Force missions. It is a variant of the French-built Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin.

The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft and operated by the United States Coast Guard for various missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection.

Feb 5, 2019 · The Coast Guard operates 202 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft – airplanes and helicopters – to support its work as a law enforcement arm, a military service branch, and a seafaring service. Nearly all Coast Guard aircraft have some role in homeland security operations, and some are now armed.

The mainstay of the Coast Guard's rotary wing fleet, the Dolphin has been with the Coast Guard since the early 1980's. It conducts all the bread-and-butter Coast Guard helicopter operations: SAR, port patrol, maritime investigation and interdiction.

The Coast Guard has completed all incremental upgrades on its H-65 Dolphin short range recovery helicopter fleet, which through the life of the program added new engines, avionics and other capabilities.

Coast Guard Helicopters MH-65 Dolphin. MH-60 Jayhawk. Equipment Categories Army Equipment; Navy Equipment; Air Force Equipment; Marine Corps Equipment; Coast Guard Equipment ...

The MH-60T is located at nine Coast Guard and ATC Mobile Air Stations, equipped with sensors and equipment for search and rescue missions. The long-term plan is for all rotary-wing Coast Guard Air Stations to operate the MH-60T as a replacement to the MH-65 Dolphin.

The H-65 helicopter built by Eurocopter America is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary rescue helicopter. The Dolphin is certified for operation in all-weather and night-time operations,...

Nov 30, 2023 · The first MH-60T helicopter to receive the new airframe, consisting of nose, cabin and aft transition structures combined as a single assembly, will be rebuilt at the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, starting in December 2023.

2 days ago · Aliens await transfer to U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, March 11, 2025. The aliens were rescued by a Coast Guard Jayhawk MH-60 helicopter crew after their vessel was disabled 60 miles southwest of San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey)