page_title: Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: HITRON Jacksonville Logo
context_page_description: The Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron is an armed United States Coast Guard helicopter squadron specializing in Airborne Use of Force and drug-interdiction missions. It is based at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
  HITRON flew armed Agusta MH-68A Stingray helicopters from December 2000 until February 2008. At that time, HITRON took on the mantle of the Atlantic Area Deployment Center, and began flying the MH-65C Dolphin. The unit was formally commissioned in 1998 and as of March 2017 it had interdicted over 500 vessels resulting in seizures totalling over US$16.7 billion.
context_section_description: The Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) is an armed United States Coast Guard helicopter squadron specializing in Airborne Use of Force (AUF) and drug-interdiction missions. It is based at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
  HITRON flew armed Agusta MH-68A Stingray helicopters from December 2000 until February 2008.  At that time, HITRON took on the mantle of the Atlantic Area Deployment Center, and began flying the MH-65C Dolphin. The unit was formally commissioned in 1998 and as of March 2017 it had interdicted over 500 vessels resulting in seizures totalling over US$16.7 billion.
caption: HITRON insignia
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