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Two other sea services use the H-60. The Marine Corps uses the smallest number -- just a dozen or so VH-60Ns for presidential transportation. Normally, the larger VH-3D or newer VH-92A is used to transport the president, but the VH-60N has superior high-altitude performance and so is used in some locations.

The Coast Guard has for years operated two types of helicopters: the HH-60J or current MH-60T for longer-range missions and the Eurocopter HH/MH-65 Dauphin. Several years ago, the Coast Guard decided to transition to an all-MH-60 force with a goal of operating 127 aircraft. As an economy measure, they remanufactured used Navy SH-60Bs into USCG rescue aircraft.