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Friday, May 26, 2017

United States Coast Guard C130 Hercules exercise participation

The visiting United States Coast Guard HC130H Hercules 1790 mentioned in a blog post last weekend participated in a joint exercise  24 May with the New Zealand Coast Guard and in association with Maritime NZ and Rescue Co-Ordination Centre and Westpac Rescue BK117 ZK-HKZ. 

The Hercules departed from Whenuapai mid afternoon and proceeded direct to Auckland Harbour low level where it spent the next 45 minutes conducting simulated supply drops etc as depicted in the accompanying news article link. 

The C130 exited the training exercise via an instrument approach back to Whenuapai.

Its visit concluded mid afternoon 25 May with it departing for Pago Pago.



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