Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard pose for a photo in front of the tail of a Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. The personnel depicted here are from Coast Guard District Northeast and, with the help of aviation assets from the Connecticut Army National Guard, removed a navigational buoy that became stranded on the shores of......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A U.S. Coast Guard branch tape adorns the front of a pair of coveralls, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. The Coast Guard’s mission is to ensure our Nation's maritime safety, security and stewardship. This is accomplished through maintaining aids to navigation, providing security to ports, waterways and our coastlines, conducting maritime law enforcement, performing search and rescue......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter lifts off with a sling-loaded navigational buoy, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. Once removed from the beach, the Chinook transported the buoy to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel which was waiting offshore. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)...
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter lifts off with a sling cable attached to a beached navigational buoy, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. The sling is attached to the aircraft’s center hook, which is capable of carrying a load that weighs up to 26,000 lb. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)...
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies over the shores of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. This Chinook was used to recover an approximately 13,000-lb. navigational buoy which became stranded on the island back in January. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)...
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
Connecticut Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Frank Perrotti, left, and Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Richard Wooten, right, crew chiefs assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, prepare to attach a sling to a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter during a buoy recovery mission, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. Due to the......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter lifts off with a sling attached to a beached navigational buoy, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. The CH-47 Chinook helicopter is the only aviation asset in use by the U.S. Army capable of sling loading the approximate 13,000-lb. buoy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)...
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.08.2025
A Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies near a beached navigational buoy on Nantucket, Massachusetts, Sept. 8, 2025. Underneath the helicopter are Connecticut Army National Guard crew chiefs, Sgt. 1st Class Richard Wooten and Staff Sgt. Frank Perrotti, who are positioned to attach the load bearing sling utilized to lift the buoy to the aircraft’s center hook. (U.S.......
