11-Sep-25 - The U.S. Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), based at Jacksonville, FL, completed its 1,000th anti-smuggling interdiction mission against narco-trafficking vessels since its creation in 1999 #HITRON
01-Feb-25 - Airbus’ American branch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to continue supporting the service’s fleet of MH-65 Dolphin helicopters through 2037 #dolphins
02-Dec-24 - The United States Coast Guard (USCG) awards contract to Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) for MH-65 Dolphin and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters Hoist Operator Training #hoist
16-Sep-24 - The US Coast Guard received the 90th and final MH-65E Dolphin helicopter. The upgrade program from the MH-65D configuration was first announced in 2013 and started in 2018 at USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth City, NC #Echo
27-Apr-24 - Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Kodiak has retired its MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet after 36 years of service in Alaska. The station will now exclusively operate the Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk along the HC-130 Hercules #Alaska
16-Apr-24 - Safran signed 5-year Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract to provide in-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for more than 240 Arriel 2C2-CG engines that powers the US Coast Guard Airbus MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet #Dolphins
22-Oct-23 - Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, visits the United States for final enlistment phase in preparation for first global deployment in 2025 #PrinceOfWales
29-Sep-23 - Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter to began replacing the MH-65D. Detroit is the 11th of 13 MH-65 Air Stations to receive the upgraded variant #Detroit
15-Jun-23 - US Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City established in 1998 after Brooklyn and Cape May stations merged. The southern New Jersey-based helicopter crews have flown over 7,000 search and rescue missions having accumulated more than 180,000 flight hours #AtlanticCity
12-Apr-23 - US Coast Guard’s MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters will be upgraded with Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system #Weather
14-Feb-22 - Teledyne FLIR Defense awarded $43.9M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to service electro-optical sensor systems used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) by US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard #ISR
10-Jul-21 - Black Hawk crews from 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment (1-140th) California Army National Guard trained in water rescue operations with a US Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter #WaterRescue
07-Jan-21 - The US Coast Guard completed the 14th MH-65E conversion with the delivery of 3 helicopters to Air Station Port Angeles, WA and one to Aviation Training Center Mobile, AL. All 98 Dolphins scheduled to be upgraded by the end of 2024 #MH65E
19-Sep-20 - U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Humboldt Bay, California to receive maintenance platforms from SAFE Structure Designs for the MH-65 Dolphin helicopters #platforms
