US Coast Guard Cutter HEALY operates with a compliment of two Coast Guard HH-65B Dolphin Helicopters in addition to Healy's normal equipment and crew. The Aviation Detachment (AVDET) is aboard Healy to assist with logistics, science support and other missions as requested by the command. Healy's current AVDET, AVDET 162 is the last in a long history of Coast Guard Aviation supporting Arctic science and research. Image courtesy of The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE.
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