On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 in Long Beach the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Aero Bureau held a press conference to unveil the new Super Puma Helicopters. The County of Los Angeles recently approved the acquisition of three previously owned Eurocopter AS 332L1 Super Puma helicopters by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Aero Bureau. These ships will replace the aging former United States Navy Sikorsky SH-3H Sea Kings currently operated by Aero Bureau.
The arrival of the Super Pumas again establishes the Department as a leader in law enforcement aviation and helicopter operations. The Super Pumas will provide a power and capability increase over the outgoing H-3's, which will be especially valuable in the high-altitude mountains around Los Angeles County, and will increase the overall safety and capabilities of Air Rescue-5.
2012 LASD