SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, aircrew responded to a search and rescue case west of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Saturday for Air Station Sacramento.

Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point provided one C-130 airplane and two crews Friday to cover Air Station Sacramento's area of responsibility for search and rescue during the search for seven Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircrewmen and two Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter aircrew.  Air Station Sacramento continues to provide 24-hour search and rescue response.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Coast Guard C-130 and crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, prepare to depart Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento for a search and rescue mission off the California coast Oct. 31, 2009. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point provided an aircraft and two crews to cover Air Station Sacramento's area of responsibility during the search for seven Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircrewmen and two Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter aircrew. The two aircraft had a mid-air collision Thursday evening off the coast of San Clemente Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Kevin Metcalf.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Coast Guard C-130 and crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, prepare to depart Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento for a search and rescue mission off the California coast Oct. 31, 2009. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point provided an aircraft and two crews to cover Air Station Sacramento's area of responsibility during the search for seven Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircrewmen and two Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter aircrew. The two aircraft had a mid-air collision Thursday evening off the coast of San Clemente Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Kevin Metcalf.

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