Marine UH-1Y utility helicopter pilots with Marine Medium Tilit-Rotar Squadron (VMM) 264, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform pre-flight checks before taking off the deck of the USS Arlington (LPD-24) durin More
Sailors watch as a MH-60S Sea Hawk with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced) prepares to take flight during Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp- More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Tritt, a boatswain's mate attached to Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak, is hoisted down to an aid at Sea Lion Rock, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2018. Kodiak ANT crew members are routinely hoist More
Marines with combat cargo transport food during a vertical replenishment at sea aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Nov. 19, 2018. The replenishment was supported by the fleet replenishment oiler USMS Leroy Grumman (T More
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducts training evolutions with Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) boat crewmembers in Southeast Alaskan waters Nov. 24, 2018. Hoisting and dec More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew sits in the sun at forward operating location Cold Bay, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2019. FOL Cold Bay is opened during the difficult winter fisheries seas More
190304-N-AT530-1080 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 4, 2019) – Sailors observe an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter as it approaches the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS More
190620-N-KM072-003 (KEY WEST, Fla.) Naval Air Station Key West’s MH-60 Seahawk search and rescue helicopter is the first aircraft to take advantage of the newly installed pantograph hot refueling system at NAS More
190624-N-IA905-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Matt Braaten, from Lacenter, Wash., flies in an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat More
Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), assisted by a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) MH-60 Blackhawk, conduct hoist training as a means of quick personnel re More
Three Coast Guard aircraft perform a flyover for the President's Salute to America in Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July, 2019. The flyover included an MH-65 Dolphin, an MH-60 Jayhawk and an HC-144 Ocean S More
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station Kodiak aviation survival technician forward-deployed to Kotzebue, demonstrates proper wear and use of a survival suit to embedded French reporter Laurent W More
190715-N-SZ865-1091 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Hlang Hein directs Sailors as they move a MH-60S Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS More
190721-N-IA905-1115 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 21, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Bruno Ferreria, from Orlando, Fla., flies in an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Se More
190728-N-IA905-1028 PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (July 28, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Benjamin Lazarus, from Waterford, Conn., assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, More
190818-N-IA905-1073 SANTA MARTA, Colombia (Aug. 18, 2019) Lt. Anne Foky. left, and Lt. Laura Collier, both assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, pilot an MH-60S Seahawk while tra More
A sailor directs a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter after arriving at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, from Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 1, 2019. The helicopters More
Pictured is damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force, who are leading search and res More
190930-N-HE318-1759 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 30, 2019) Sailors, assigned to Special Boat Team 12 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 5 fast rope from a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Go More
A servicemember assigned to the San Diego-based Maritime Security Response Team West prepares to board a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria after the helicopter landed on Coast Guard More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mario Avila with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, calls for fire support on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 23, 2019. Marines More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Frank Gonzalez, from Payson, Ariz., refuels an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadro More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2019) Quartermaster 3rd Class Cody Beach, from Virginia Beach, Va., right, and Gunner’s Mate Seaman David Jacobson, from Columbia Falls, Mont., remove chocks and chains from an MH-60R Sea More
A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flies over Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod will celebrate 104 years of aviation in Massachusetts and 50 years on Cape Cod. (U.S. Coa More
The centennial HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly over Air Station Cape Cod, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. The air station has a crew complement of 180 personnel. (U More
200413-N-WI365-1100 EAST CHINA SEA (Apr. 13, 2020) – U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Gwendolyn Doerr, from Bozeman, Mont., performs maintenance on an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “ More
An Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers over a container ship 48 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Apr. 27, 2020. The crew member was taken to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
200622-N-KM072-003 (KEY WEST, Fla.) Three Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters fly in formation during training above Boca Chica Field. NAS Key West's SAR crew stands alert More
C/1-214th Commander, Maj. David Marshall, being interviewed by local journalists of Deutschland while conducting training with Vilseck Fire Department during Aerial Gunnery with 1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battal More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2020) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Dalen Evans directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Scorpions” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSC) 49, on More
Avionics Electrical Technician Second Class Mitchell Brown prepares an MH-60T helicopter for fueling at Air Station Elizabeth City, August 7, 2020 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The air station currently op More
200909-RX269-A-0020 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 9, 2020) – The mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13), explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 52, and a MH-60 Sea Hawk h More
FARALLON DE MEDINILLA (Sept. 27, 2020) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watch an MV22B Osprey with Marine Medium tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU as it returns to amphibi More
201023-N-NC885-2140 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 23, 2020) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kelvin Tyler, from Philadelphia, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Magicians" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HS More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Kelly, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, marshals a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from the “Screamin' Indians” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) More
210114-N-RC007-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2021) U.S. Navy pilot conducts preflight checks on a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is conducting routine oper More
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, operate a zodiac boat after conducting water operations with U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk aircrew members assigned to Helicopter More
Lt. Derek Gibson, from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in New Bedford, Mass., surveys the waters for oil after the tug Justice ran aground and leaked oil in Buzzards Bay near Wareham, Mass., March 21, More
Aviation Warfare Specialist 3rd Class Peter Dejoseph, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, conducts pre-mission checks before a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during International Mine Counte More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Hernandez, executive petty officer from the Aids to Navigation Team in Astoria, Ore., works to unhook the rigging used by a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Statio More
A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman performs fast rope training with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, DET. ONE. HSC 26, DET. ONE is a Forward Deploye More
John Nes, the captain of the Ocean Viking, thanks Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bunch, an aviation survival technician with Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, after his rescue from their life raft 190 miles southw More
Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Chris Fred, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 (HSC-26), Detachment 1, mans an M240 machine guns as he prepares for a live-fire training exercise aboard an MH-60S Seahawk h More
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands and takes off from Baker runway Nov. 26 at Tinian’s North Field. On board the helicopter were Navy and Air Force personnel conducting a site survey, observing how Marines e More
Members of several Coast Guard units including Air Station Kodiak, Communication Station Kodiak and Base Kodiak stand with Santa in Port Lions, Alaska, after delivering services and holiday cheer to the residen More
Crewmembers of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter demonstrate the helicopter's hoisting capabilities to a group of high school students during a Women in Engineering event in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2014. The student More
Chief Petty Officer Joseph D. Lacue (near right), of Aransas Pass, Texas, an instructor at the Coast Guard's Aviation Electronics Technician "A" School, reviews procedures for operating and troubleshooting a vo More
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews fly over the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range he More
A crewman aboard the 418-foot Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf directs the pilot of a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during training off the coast of San Diego, April 8, 2014. Th More
Sailors aboard the USS Makin Island direct an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the ship’s flight deck during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego, April 15. More
Sailors aboard the USS Makin Island examine a flight schedule during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego, April 16. The naval aviation element n More
Doug Cameron, the 13th Coast Guard District's Aids to Navigation hardware specialist and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Miller, electrician's mate from Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay, calculate w More
Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Cross, a K-9 handler from Maritime Safety and Security Team Seattle, stands by his partner, Thomas, as they keep an eye on the crew members of the motor vessel Ironwood during a mar More
An MH-60 Sea Hawk transporting Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit takes off from the USS Comstock during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of Southern California, June 18. CERTEX serves More
A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transport part of an aid to navigation in Oceanside, Calif., June 25, 2014. The aircrew worked with Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team San Diego and More
Two rigid-hulled inflatable boats, or RHIBs, from the Navy’s 8th Amphibious Squadron and Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance B More
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk attached to the 8th Amphibious Squadron approaches a simulated vessel of interest during a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure exercise as a part of Realistic Urban Training at Joint Base Lan More
The Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter used for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and environmental protection missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offic More
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), left, and the China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) guided-missile frigate CNS Yancheng (FFG 546) participate in a search-and-rescue exercise off th More
Airman Recruit Dakota Freeman, assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), secures an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter to a padeye with chains and chocks in the ship’s hangar bay. America is cur More
An aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City conducts a routine inspection of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the air station, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. That evening the Jayhawk w More
An F-15 Eagle pilot from the 142nd Fighter Wing, based in Portland, Ore., maneuvers his aircraft along side a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Air Station Astoria, Ore., during a joint training e More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxis their helicopter back to the flight line at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Oct. 7, 2014. The dense fog ended up canceling the morning flight, however, as the weath More
A Military Sealift Command contracted SA-330J Puma helicopter hooks a load of cargo from the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) to deliver to the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) duri More
A group of Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) departs the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) to embark the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during exercise Red Reef 15 More
An Army Apache helicopter attached to 4th Battalion 501st Aviation Regiment rests on the flight deck of dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and, More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carlglo Rula, a landing signalman enlisted with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), from Bacalod City, Philippines, salutes an MH-60S Sea Hawk during flight operations from t More
150510-N-QA919-234 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 10, 2015) - Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Nate Jesgarz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, pulls a simulated victim towards More
INDIAN OCEAN (July 24, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force practice an initial clear after fast-roping aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). These Ma More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Pierce, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, demonstrates loading procedures for a stokes litter to members of the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air Na More
Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Santos (left), an aviation electrical technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kris Grimm, an aviation survival technician, Cmdr. Scott Powers, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, and Lt. Ti More
Maintenance Airmen from the 513th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch as a Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies behind an E-3C Sentry on Aug. 24 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif. After each m More
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 78-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 115 miles southwest of San Diego, Oct. 2, 2015. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a report from the cr More
Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security team 91109 speak with high school students and family members during a Coast Guard Academy admissions visit at Coast Guard Sector San Diego Jan. 11, 2016. Num More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kris Grimm, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, is lowered into the water from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter off the coast of San Diego, Jan. 12, 2016. ASTs re More
A Coast Guard Air Station Astoria-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lifts a net full of beach debris and trash from a beach near Neah Bay, Wash., Jan. 22, 2016. More than four helicopter trips were made to he More
Lt. John Hess, a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, displays his Distinguished Flying Cross medal at his award ceremony on Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2016. The More
Rear Adm. Scott Buschman, commander Coast Guard Seventh District, Miami, presents an Air Medal to Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Andrews, a flight mechanic at Air Station Clearwater, Fla., during an awards cere More
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod unveils its yellow-painted MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Friday, March 25, 2016 in the air station’s hangar. The yellow Jayhawk is one of six specially painted Coast Guard MH-60s don More
160928-N-MW990-712 PACIFIC OCEAN (September 28, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Leach, right, trains Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Savage, left, to direct an MH-60 helicopter as it departs littoral combat More
An explosive ordnance disposal technician, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, takes part in cast and recovery operations off the coast of Bahrain October 2nd, 2016. CTG 56.1 conducts mine countermeas More
Locals watch from a vantage point as sailors with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 deliver supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew at LaCohaune, Haiti, Oct. 17, 2016. USAID is coordinating aid with the More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron prepare to board an MH-60 Seahawk at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2017. Two Seahawks transported Airmen to the HMS Ocean, a R More
(L to R) Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Frayne and Petty Officer 1st Class Fernando del Cid, both aviation electronics technicians, go over diagnostics while performing maintenance on a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter More
PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif. - Marines with the Maratime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope onto the deck of a training ship from a MH60 Seahawk while conducting Visit Board Search and Seizure operat More
The Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay serves as center point for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds during the annual National Cherry Festival Air Show in Traverse City, Michigan, July 1, 2017. Aircraft from the U.S. More
Two Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters sit at the ramp outside the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Aug.10, 2017. The yellow aircraft is one of six Jayhawk helicopters More
A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) conducts night air-to-air refueling via a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadro More
A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., conduct external load training Tuesday, August 22, 2017. This training helps Coast Guard aircrews move resources quickly and e More
A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight of the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, after it was reopened following Hurricane Maria, Oct. 6, 2017. The Coast Guard reop More
SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, addresses guests at a reception onboard the USS Midway Museum, during Fleet Week San Diego, Oct. 14. Fleet Week offers the public an opportun More
A crowd watches as an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Alaska, conducts a Search and Rescue demonstration Oct. 18, 2017. The demonstration was part of Sitka's 2017 Alaska Day f More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, transports supplies from the fleet replenishment ship USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during More
171208-N-TE278-0071 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Justin Greene assigned to the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 searches for hotspots from an More
USCGC Anacapa (WPB 1335) crew members conduct hoist training with an Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew March 18, 2018, in the Chatham Strait, Alaska. The training exercise prepared the crews fo More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 13, 2018) ) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with H More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to take off from Air Station Kodiak’s tarmac in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. The primary missions in Alaska include search and rescue and law enforcement. U.S. C More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 7, 2018) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land ab More
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), flies an MV-22B Osprey, June 10, 2018, in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations. The 26th MEU and Iwo Jima amphibious read More