USS Coronado Performs Operational Testing of Navy’s Helicopter Drone
The San Diego-based USS Coronado has completed operational testing of an advanced unmanned helicopter designed…
San Diego Helicopter Charter Offers ‘Choppa-Chella’ Flights to Music Festival
San Diego-based air charter firm Corporate Helicopters is offering helicopter transport to the nationally popular Coachella…
Four Coronado-Based Helicopters Sent to Texas For Harvey Aid
Four Coronado-based helicopters were sent to Texas Friday to assist with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts,…
USS America Helicopters Comb New Area in Search for Missing Sailors
Two helicopters from the San Diego-based USS America Wednesday were combing a newly expanded search…
Tankers, Helicopters Battle 210-Acre ‘Lost Fire’ Near Warner Springs
A rapidly growing vegetation fire in the far northeastern reach of San Diego County scorched…
San Diego Helicopter Squadron Aids New Zealand Residents after Earthquake
Two embarked MH-60R helicopters from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 based in San…
Firefighters Quickly Douse Blaze Threatening Homes in Serra Mesa
A fire in the bottom of a canyon in Serra Mesa Saturday afternoon was stopped before…
Drivers Flee I-15 When Brushfire Jumps Freeway in Escondido
Drivers fleeing a brushfire drove the wrong way on Interstate 15, and firefighting helicopters were…
San Diego Fire-Rescue Staffing Up for Weekend Heat Wave
In preparation for peak heat-wave temperatures in the 100s forecast for Sunday and Monday, San Diego…
Sheriff Adds Patrol Helicopter to Growing Fleet
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore and other county officials unveiled a new $4.8 million patrol…
2 Miramar Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash
Two Marines based at the Miramar Air Station died Friday when their helicopter crashed during a…
Marines Put Vietnam-Era Sea Knight ‘Phrog’ Copters to Pasture
The Marine Corps’ last CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, a Vietnam-era design affectionately known as a “Phrog,” were…
Northrup Grumman, Yamaha to Develop Unmanned Commercial Helicopter
Northrop Grumman Corp. in San Diego and Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., said Thursday they will jointly…
Video: Crew Continues Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane As USS Kidd Moves into Indian Ociean
The San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd continued its search Sunday for Malaysia Airlines Flight…
