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Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
The Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) is an armed U.S. Coast Guard helicopter squadron specializing in Airborne Use of Force (AUF) and drug-interdiction missions. It is based at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida.〔(USCG HITRON Jacksonville, Florida )〕
HITRON flew armed Agusta MH-68A Stingray helicopters from December 2000〔(Ted Carlson. HITRON: one of a kind. Naval Aviation News May-June, 2004. )〕 until February 2008. At that time, HITRON took on the mantle of the Atlantic Area Deployment Center, and began flying the MH-65C Dolphin.〔(New Era of USCG Airborne Use of Force Capability Begins )〕 The unit was formally commissioned in 1998 and as of December 2011 it had interdicted 209 vessels resulting in seizures totalling over $10 billion USD.〔http://articles.cnn.com/2011-12-29/justice/justice_coast-guard-drugs_1_drug-traffickers-illegal-drugs-drug-trade?_s=PM:JUSTICE Coast Guard Unit intercepts over $10 billion tied to drug trade〕
== Operations and tactics ==
When conducting counter drug operations, HITRON aircrews will deploy aboard Coast Guard cutters for thirty to sixty day deployments. While on deployment, go-fast boats are searched for not only by the HITRON helicopter but also by shore based maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) such as the Coast Guard HC-130J Hercules. If an MPA locates a go-fast, the HITRON crew will launch from the cutter to intercept it. The crew will approach the suspect vessel with weapons trained on the vessel for self-protection. The helicopter crew will confirm the nationality or lack of nation status and whether the vessel is in fact a suspect smuggling vessel. The aircrew will then attempt to convince the boat crew to stop through the use of sirens, loud speakers, visual hand signals, and radio communications in both English and Spanish. If the vessel stops during this phase, it will be boarded and searched by a boarding team from the cutter which accompanies the chase in an over-the-horizon pursuit boat and is vectored to the scene by the HITRON crew.〔(USCG HITRON Jacksonville )〕 If the vessel is found to be carrying drugs, the boarding team will take appropriate law enforcement action.
If the suspect vessel fails to stop after numerous visual and verbal warnings, the helicopter crew will take up a firing position alongside the go-fast and the aerial gunner will fire warning shots across their bow with the mounted M240 machine gun to further compel them to stop. If the warning shots do not convince the suspects to stop, the gunner will attempt to disable the vessel by shooting out its engines with a .50 caliber precision rifle.〔 Go-fasts usually have multiple outboard engines and the gunner will continue to fire into these engines until the suspects stop or they are forced to stop. Once the vessel is stopped, it will be boarded by the over-the-Horizon boat's boarding team.〔(U.S. Coast Guard Aviation History )〕〔(HITRON Snipers Taking On Smugglers )〕
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