Dani Church is the only female out of 125 flight engineers in the Coast Guard, and one of the few authorized to fly the position in the hulking HC-130 Hercules aircraft.

A Coast Guard flight mechanic, ... former lead engineering chief at the air station. “He was, and continues to be, a hard worker with an infectious positive attitude.

United States Coast Guard Academy. ... 90% of Ensigns go to sea as deck watch officers or engineers in training, while the rest go to flight school or operational shore units.

To keep these planes aloft, the Coast Guard has stretched their flight lifespans to an unprecedented 30,000 hours of flight time well past the 12,000-hour retirement mark employed by the Navy.

U.S. Coast Guard photo The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of its first upgraded HC-130J long range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft on Feb ... the Coast Guard flight test engineer said, ...

US Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Carl Louis inspects the engine of the Dorothy Day Ferryboat as part of his daily duties on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason ...