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    HITRON History Series: Chief Warrant Officer Todd Floyd

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    UNITED STATES

    05.21.2021

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    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    In this documentary series, we spoke with Chief Warrant Officer Todd Floyd. Floyd played a vital role in standing up the Tactical Training Boat Team (TTB) proof of concept at the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. TTBs are used to simulate go-fast boats for HITRON aircrews to train with.

    HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations primarily used "go-fast" boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The Coast Guard needed a way to counter the threat.

    In late 1998, six Coast Guard pilots and four enlisted aircrew members developed tactics and procedures to utilize armed helicopters operating aboard Coast Guard cutters to answer the call.

    HITRON helicopters operate in known smuggling vectors and rely on expertly trained aircrews and precision marksmen to disable go-fast drug smuggling vessels in the event suspects refuse to comply with verbal and visual warnings for law enforcement boardings under international maritime law. This series focuses on the founding members, pioneers, and stakeholders who have played an essential part in HITRON's history.

    U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest

    VIDEO INFO

    Date Taken: 05.21.2021
    Date Posted: 07.08.2021 18:08
    Category: Series
    Video ID: 806184
    VIRIN: 210608-A-RS429-001
    Filename: DOD_108442216
    Length: 00:03:01
    Location: US

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