USCG HITRON JACKSONVILLE, Florida — In the eastern Pacific and Caribbean waters, Coast Guard helicopter teams are chasing down suspected drug boats, putting vessels out of action, and setting the ...

Capt. Kevin P. Gavin relieved Capt. Donna L. Cottrell as commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville during a change of command ceremony at HITRON Friday.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades, Thursday.The seized contraband was the result of ...

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team – South and unmanned aerial ...

The Honololu-based Coast Guard Cutter Midgett and its crew returned home last week after a 79-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific in support of the counter-drug mission Operation Pacific Viper.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TKUS Coast Guard photo Cmdr. Mike Mastrianni US Coast Guard helicopter pilots and precision marksmen are constantly training and ...

US Coast Guard helicopter pilots and precision marksmen are constantly training and evolving their strategies. The squadrons are instrumental to the drug interdiction process, hunting drug boats from ...