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2009
New Electro-Optical/Infrared Capability Featured On Latest MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter Delivery
Aug. 24, 2009 - On August 13, 2009, the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s HH-60 Conversion and Sustainment Project, in conjunction with the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) at Elizabeth City, N.C., delivered the fourth converted MH-60T Medium Range Recovery helicopter (tail number CG 6032).
MH-60T “Jayhawk” Helicopter Completes First Operational Search and Rescue Case
Aug. 14, 2009 - On August 8, 2009, the Coast Guard’s first production MH-60T “Jayhawk” helicopter (tail number CG 6028) completed its first search and rescue operation off the North Carolina coast.
MH-60T Helicopter Project Highlights Acquisition, Engineering & Logistics Partnership
July 2009 - A successful partnership between the U.S. Coast Guard’s acquisition and engineering communities is upgrading and extending the service life of 42 MH-60 series Medium Range Recovery helicopters.
“T” It Up: First Production MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter Delivered to Coast Guard
June 9, 2009 - The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s H-60 Conversion and Sustainment Project, in conjunction with the Aviation Logistics Center’s H-60 Product Line, delivered the first production MH-60T “Jayhawk” Medium Range Recovery helicopter (tail number CG 6028) to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. on June 3, 2009.
As Coast Guard Aviation Celebrates 93rd Birthday, Acquisition and Engineering Communities Reflect on Recent Successes
March 2009 - As the 93rd anniversary of Coast Guard flight approaches on April 1, the service’s aviation program office and its partners look back on a successful period of overcoming complex acquisition challenges to help ensure that the aircraft and mission equipment of the front line air stations is “always ready.” Read more>>
2008
Rotary Wing Electro-Optical Sensor System Exemplifies Disciplined Approach to Acquisition
July 2008 - On June 10, Coast Guard Acquisition Program Executive Officer, Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago, authorized procurement of 69 Star SAFIRE Electro-optical Sensor Systems (ESS), which will be installed on H-65 and H-60 rotary wing aircraft.
Coast Guard H-60 Conversion Project Looks to Commonality,
Support Infrastructure in Acquisition Success Story
July 2008 - The Coast Guard’s H-60 Conversion Project— which will modernize the fleet of 42 Jayhawk helicopters—is making use of technology held in common with other aircraft and a robust support infrastructure to deliver on one of the highlights of the service’s aviation product line.
2007
MH-60T: New View from the Pilot
Seat, Deepwater News
Jan/Feb 2007 - The Coast Guard began converting its 42 legacy HH-60J aircraft
to MH-60Ts in January 2007, the medium range responder helicopters under
the Deepwater Program.
Media Contacts
Ms. Laura Williams
Director of Communications
Commandant (CG-9)
US Coast Guard
2100 2nd St Stop 7111
Washington, DC 20593-7111
Office: 202-475-3116
Laura.A.Williams@uscg.mil
Resources
MH-60T Fact Sheet (pdf)