F-35 fighter pilot is rescued in the ocean by the US Coast Guard along with an elite rescue swimmer.
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Intro – 0:00
Mission- 1:00
Dolphin Flight- 1:24
Jet Ski on Steroids – 0:51
Elite Rescue Swimmer – 3:39
The Rescue- 4:58
*Crew would have likely operationally hoisted Hasard with a litter rather than the basket (in case of a back injury), but didn’t for various logistical reasons*
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It would be a lot cooler if this was a J Hawk instead. Looks like the new aircraft is tight. No room in that small cabin. Pretty sure Sikorsky aircraft will out perform that bird any day
Why does the rescue swimmer hold onto the basket until its 1 to 5 ft out of the water. I've noticed this in a couple different videos now
Mate this probably your best vid yet this needs more attention.
"The extreme northwest…Port Angeles" lol. I mean, I get what you're saying, geography wise, but the use of the term "extreme" makes it feel a lot more intense and remote than it is – this is western Washington, maybe an hour flight time tops from the Seattle area and a trauma 1 center, not remote Alaska hours from help.
I just recently road a ferry past this station and was thinking about the kinds of operations they do. Great video!
My brother joined the coast guard last year being a fighter jet pilot has been my dream job since I was 4 I can’t wait to make my dreams come true someday
Great Job guys! Happy new year from ITCG!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFlpvwRtCwU&t=218s (ITCG AW139 flight display)
Great video! Just want to mention for anyone to the North of Hasard the equivalent to a rescue swimmer would be a SAR Tech in the Canadian Airforce. I have had the pleasure to meet and even work with some of them and they are truly rugged amazing people. Not sure how the training compares exactly but I do know it's considered very challenging and top notch to pass their course. Again great video! Love seeing the whole procedure!
Awesome, Hasard!
welcome to my beautiful state!
Amazing, huge shoutout to all the men and women serving in the US coastguard! Thank you for your service!
I'm often asked which part of my naval service I enjoyed the most; even though I loved every second of my time in the Navy, I have to give it to the USCG for keeping me so busy I failed to notice 20 years flying by. Huzzah for rotary wing. Funnily enough, I crossed more oceans and got more overseas deployments with the CG than with the Navy. Yeah… USCG, they're all kinda nuts.
These guys are straight up badasses!
American Rescue Helicopter pilots are the best in the world. Great level of communication between cockpit and cabin. So blessed, that I had the opportunities to get some ride alongs with these guys.
I live and sail in southeast Alaska and have witnessed firsthand the skills of the USCG in the very cold waters here. Our local sailing club sponsors races in remote parts of the Alaska panhandle and I teach members some boating safety classes, including the 'rules' of racing so boats can safely navigate in close proximity.
These rescue swimmers are highly trained individuals who literally put their lives on the line to save others. The first rule on my boat is 'don't fall overboard' and the second rule is 'don't fall overboard'. I have special equipment onboard to hoist a crew member out of the water and I always carry a satellite communicator with an SOS button, just in case.
There's a Coast Guard series on YouTube called 'Coast Guard Alaska' that is quite good. They embedded camera crew with the guys/gals on the choppers and film actual rescues in some of the very worst conditions, including winds up to 80 knots in the middle of winter. It only takes one misstep for someone to find themselves in a life or death situation here. Hope you get the chance to watch a few of the videos and I appreciate your channel!
You gotta go out; you don't gotta come back.
"you the only one out here?"
"Yeah"
Camera man be like "DUDE WTF"
I’ve had the absolute honor of working with some of these guys out of Port Angeles. These men and women of the USCG exudes Professionalism. In my own career, I know that I’ll never find a finer group of people like these young Americans. Thank you so much for bringing these people to light.
The USCG MH-65 Dolphin [Originally French 'Dauphine'] is what has to be the aesthetically most pleasing helicopter design of all time! . . . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Honestly this is the most badass thing I've seen in a long time
Why don't the pilots wear wet suits?
Angels with rotor blades
I grew up in Port Angeles. My grandfather was Chief stationed at Air Station PA on a Cutter based there. He would take me to the Chief's Club on occasion. I ended up joining the Navy, retiring as a Chief, just like my grandfather. BTW – The Navy has Rescue Swimmers that go through equally as tough training. In fact the first USCG Rescue Swimmers went to the Navy school in Pensacola. The USCG has since stood up their ow training pipeline.
Too bad the Coast Guard seems to always be forgotten when it comes to funding and are forced to make do with these outdated 65's.
crew: Easy Forward right
pilot: 𝔼𝔸𝕊𝕐
My dad did something similar….USAF fighter pilot, volunteered for 'Nam, and part of survival school was a water rescue, at Hurlburt Field. He was deployed out of a speedboat on a parachute lofted several hundred feet- and then disconnected. What he enjoyed most: "Survival school in Florida- in July, got me ready for the humidity in Vietnam…which is oppressive". Two tours w/ the 1st. SOS, flying close air support, rescues (Sandy 1), and secret ops….NOT in Vietnam. Still alive, well, and ticking at 93….and everyone that he ever knew, is gone.
Best recruiting video.
Wait… what happened to the rescue diver? Just leave him there? I mean, sort of joking, but … why not show it.
Great video! I have the upmost respect for these Coast Guard rescue swimmers. My heart was racing during this video ! It brought back a memory of me being caught in a RIP current and tried surviving in it for over 5 minutes. What an exhausting feat I must say for a very good swimmer, fighting the swells and the current plus an increase in heart rate, consuming oxygen crazy FAST ! What kept me alive until help arrived was staying calm and coaching myself to breathe and relax throughout my ordeal . After swallowing gallons of ocean water and at the point of exhaustion, I was rescued by 4 professional lifeguards that commended me for my stamina, actions and calmness in a very bad RIP current. God Bless you all that keep us safe and the training and personal strength to preserver to do what you do. Thank you to our U.S. Coast Guard