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CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Coast Guard will conduct a press briefing Friday at 12 p.m., on its role in the search and rescue operation of an Air Force pilot involved in a mid-air collision Thursday. The press briefing will be held at Coast Guard Sector Charleston located at 196 Tradd Street and feature Capt. Michael McAllister, commander, Sector Charleston. Coast Guard rescue crews have been searching for a missing Air Force Pilot involved in a collision with another military aircraft 30-miles northeast of Charleston. Missing is Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Giglio’s F-16 collided with a second F-16 at approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Shaw AFB notified the Coast Guard to assist in the search for the missing pilot. An HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah, Ga., a C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., the Charleston based 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin, rescue boat crews from Station Georgetown, S.C., and Station Charleston have been searching since Thursday. |
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