in the 60's i flew as a rescuemen in the UH-2A out of lakehurst new hersey.. it was a high maintenance aircraft, but very nimble. i helped develope coast guard ship board flight operations withhands on instruction for the coast guard.made three med, cruises and one winter deploymenet to thule greenland on a BMEWS cable break mission , between Greenland and Canada. 01/07/2009 @ 03:54 [ref: 23430]