Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Groll | U.S. Coast Guard Northeast | 02.09.2017
Freezing rain? Teeth-chattering temperatures? Limited visibility? Coast Guard aircrews are still ready to fly. At Air Station Cape Cod, aviation maintenance and electronic technicians work around the clock to ensure the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters are prepared and ready to launch. There is one thing the maintenance crews and pilots cannot control: winter weather....
Story by Lance Cpl. Erica Kirsop | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 09.13.2011
The maintenance crew Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, the “Flying Tigers,” spend their days breaking down CH-53E Super Stallions in search of damage to repair and gears to grease....