08 August 2023 End of an Era: The Navy’s Last Special Warfare-Dedicated Helicopter Squadron Holds Deactivation Ceremony NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. - The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, June 30...
20 December 2022 U.S. Navy Advances Interoperability with Search and Rescue System of the Republic of Cyprus PAPHOS, Cyprus - U.S. Sixth Fleet’s Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 held a week-long training event with the Search and Rescue System of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) in the island to promote mutual understanding and enhance interoperability and collective capacity, Dec. 10-18, 2022...
13 July 2022 Pax River Search and Rescue Performs Rescue over Holiday Weekend NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Amid the celebrations of the July Fourth weekend, a crew from Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Search and Rescue (SAR) “SAR Dogs” squadron was called into action July 1 for a boater in distress on the Choptank River...
01 July 2022 Whidbey SAR Rescues Hiker in Cascade Mountains A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued an injured hiker near Colchuck Lake in the Cascade Mountains east of Mount Stuart,Thursday, June 30, 2022...
13 January 2022 Military and Civilian Divers Conduct Underwater Search Training in Cyprus MARI, Cyprus - A composite team of professional divers assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (NAVEUR-NAVAF-SIXTHFLT) completed a week of underwater search and rescue (SAR) training at the Naval Base Lieutenant General Evangelos Florakis in Mari, Cyprus, Dec. 22, 2021...
10 June 2021 VP-45 Finds Missing Mariner Near Micronesia KADENA AIR BASE, Japan-- Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 located a missing mariner during a successful search and rescue (SAR) mission from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, June 7...
22 April 2021 VP 9 Search and Rescue Kit Loading Training ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland - Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 “Golden Eagles” held a search and rescue (SAR) UNI-PAC II Air-Drop Survival Kit loading demonstration for the Royal Air Force (RAF) CXX Squadron, April 15, 2020...
10 December 2020 U.S. 4th Fleet Patrol Aircraft Aids in Successful Search and Rescue Operation Crewmembers assigned to the "Golden Eagles" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 assisted in the rescue of 18 mariners in distress, Dec. 4...
06 September 2020 Search and Rescue Efforts for Missing U.S. Navy Sailor in North Arabian Sea The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) are currently conducting search and rescue operations in the North Arabian Sea following reports of a missing U.S. Navy Sailor, Sept. 6...