Coast Guard HC-130 delivers typhoon relief teams to Saipan

A white U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 transport plane with an orange tail stripe parked on an airport apron under grey clouds, as several people with backpacks walk past it. — U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Corinne Zilnicki (DVIDS 9623600, VIRIN 260417-G-IA165-1103) · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

ARCHIVE U.S. Coast Guard photo from April 17, 2026 showing an HC-130 Hercules crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, offloading personnel and supplies at Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport. The Coast Guard says its aircrews flew personnel from FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Department of War to Saipan to support recovery after Typhoon Sinlaku. It is added as context for Super Typhoon Champi, which passed just south of Guam on Oct. 18, 2026, per Guam's Joint Information Center.

What: Coast Guard HC-130 delivers typhoon relief teams to Saipan
Where: Saipan International Airport, Saipan
When: Apr 17, 2026
Who: U.S. Coast Guard (Air Station Barbers Point)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. People walk past a parked Coast Guard aircraft on a runway apron; no injuries shown. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Coast Guard (Air Station Barbers Point) · Coast Guard reopens Port of Guam, delivers aid to Saipan (DVIDS 9623600)

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Captured 17 April 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Coast Guard (Air Station Barbers Point). Location: Saipan International Airport, Saipan.

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Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Corinne Zilnicki (DVIDS 9623600, VIRIN 260417-G-IA165-1103). License: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

Archive · 17 April 2026