New England SAR Aircrews Take on Frigid Weather
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PO3 Andrew Champagne in an MH-60 Jayhawk at Air Station Cape Cod (all images courtesy USCG)
By U.S. Coast Guard News 2017-02-16 15:25:59
Freezing rain? Teeth-chattering temperatures? Limited visibility? Coast Guard aircrews are still ready to fly.
At Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 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.
“The weather here is worse than the two tours I did in Alaska . . . icy and bitter cold,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew “Sully” Sullivan, an aviation electronic technician who transferred to Air Station Cape Cod from Sitka, Alaska.
http://maritime-executive.com/blog/new-england-sar-aircrews-take-on-frigid-weather
