HH60J HELICOPTER AND 41 FOOT UTILITY BOAT

Portsmouth, VA (Apr. 20)--HH60J helicopter and 41 fT utility boat practice helicopter and boat drills. The HH-60J Jayhawk is a medium-range recovery helicopter. The HH-60J is used to perform search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness, and marine environmental protection missions. The HH-60J is not able to perform water landings. Though normally stationed ashore, the HH-60J can land and take-off from 270-foot medium endurance cutter and 378-foot high endurance Coast Guard Cutters. These cutters are capable of refuelingand supporting the helicopter for the duration of a cutter patrol. USCG photo by PA1 Joe Dye