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U.S. Coast Guard's newest aircraft to visit Cleveland

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Coast Guard's newest aviation asset will visit here on Monday at Burke Lakefront Airport.  Coast Guard accepts the HC-144A Ocean Sentry, medium-range surveillance aircraft. The HC-144A, the official designation issued by the Air Force, is a transport and surveillance, fixed-wing aircraft that will be used to perform search and rescue missions, enforce laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental protection, military readiness, and International Ice Patrol missions, as well as cargo and personnel transport. It can perform aerial delivery of search and rescue equipment such as rafts, pumps, and flares, and it can be used for on scene command and control. Photo courtesy of ICGS. For more information on the HC-144 Ocean Sentry visit to Cleveland, CLICK HERE.