The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft and operated by the United States Coast Guard for various missions including search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection.

In 2023, the USCG obtained approval to begin acquisition of 12 additional MH-60T to replace some MH-65 Dolphin aircraft, the other helicopter type in the Coast Guard's inventory.

Chosen to replace the HH-3F Pelican, the HH-60J was based on the United States Navy's SH-60 Seahawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter family.

Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina was the first USCG operational unit to fly the HH-60J.

Subsequently, the Coast Guard has converted six ex-Navy SH-60F Seahawks into MH-60T Jayhawks (registration numbers 6043-6048) to replace attrition and expand fleet.

The MH-60T is equipped with a 7.62 mm M240H medium machine gun and a .50 in Barrett M82 semi-automatic rifle for firing warning and disabling shots.

[citation needed] In 2016, some Jayhawks were delivered in a yellow color scheme celebrating 100 years of Coast Guard aviation.

[16] On 21 October 2023, a USCG Jawhawk operating from Air Station Elizabeth City was used to rescue four Canadian mariners from an overturned 60-foot catamaran, about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.

[21][22][23][24] Four Coast Guardsmen were hospitalized after a crash on 13 November 2023 during a search and rescue mission near Read Island, Alaska.