Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Has Blocked $3.3B in Narcotics Since October 2024

The US Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) recently surpassed a major drug bust milestone, intercepting its 1,000th suspected narcotic vessel nearly 400 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. The missions have blocked nearly $3.3 billion of illicit narcotics from reaching US soil since October 1, 2024, tripling its long-term annual average.

Leaves Behind Legacy Of Service And Valor in USAF History

The 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Space Force Base near Cocoa Beach, Florida, announced that its last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters departed on their final flight after almost thirty years of service as a workhorse of combat search and rescue operations for the Wing.

Textron Systems Unit To Support East Coast Flight Training

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a unit of Textron Systems, announced it has received a five-year contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to support ADAIR, or adversary air flight services for the Corps’ East coast flight training.