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April 4, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard 14th District Hawaii and the Pacific Contact: 14th District Public Affairs Office: (808) 535-3230 After Hours: (808) 341-9849
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Coast Guard conducts long-range medevac of San Antonio man from remote Pacific
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Petty Officer 1st Class Edwin Casanova, a health services technician, gives an interview after successfully medevacing a 74-year-old man from Palmyra Atoll back to Oahu, Hawaii. The 74-year-old man arrived in stable condition to Honolulu after being medically evacuated by an HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplane 1,061 miles from Palmyra Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)
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Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point transport a patient from Palmyra Atoll to Oahu, Hawaii, April 4, 2017. The 74-year-old man arrived in stable condition to Honolulu after being medically evacuated by an HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplane 1,061 miles from Palmyra Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)
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Coast Guard crewmembers assist emergency services personnel in transporting a patient aboard an HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplaine from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, on Palmyra Atoll, April 4, 2017. The 74-year-old man arrived in stable condition to Honolulu after being medically evacuated by the Hercules aircrew 1,061 miles from Palmyra Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released) |
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Coast Guard crewmembers assist emergency services personnel in transporting a patient aboard an HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplaine from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, on Palmyra Atoll, April 4, 2017. The 74-year-old man arrived in stable condition to Honolulu after being medically evacuated by the Hercules aircrew 1,061 miles from Palmyra Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released) |
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Coast Guard crewmembers assist local emergency services personnel in transporting a patient to Queens Medical Center from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, April 4, 2017. The 74-year-old man arrived in stable condition to Honolulu after being medically evacuated by an HC-130 Hercules fixed wing airplane 1,061 miles from Palmyra Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released) |
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