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Photo Release: Coast Guard Sector Columbia River receives upgraded rescue helicopter
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ASTORIA, Ore. — A crew prepares to power down an upgraded Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter after landing at Sector Columbia River, Ore., Thursday. This MH-60T is Sector Columbia River's newest asset and features technical upgrades that will greatly enhance mission performance. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn ASTORIA, Ore. — Petty Officer 3rd Class Orly Ben Jacob (left), an aviation electronics technician, and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Cairns, an aviation maintenance technician, get familiar with the new cockpit configuration of the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter at Sector Columbia River, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The MH-60T is Sector Columbia River's newest asset and features technical upgrades that will greatly enhance mission performance. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received an upgraded rescue helicopter at Air Station Astoria Thursday. The MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter, the Coast Guard’s latest Jayhawk model, features upgrades that greatly enhance mission performance capabilities for flight crews. The MH-60T improves medium-range response and recovery operations including law enforcement, search and rescue as well as cutter operations. The helicopter’s modernized cockpit includes:
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