ABLE Airborne Law Enforcement

ABLE Airborne Law Enforcement ABLE was closed on 06-30-2011. This site is now in memory of the unit that supplied service for 41 years A.B.L.E.

provided air-support service to the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa & Santa Ana seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. patrolled a diverse area which includes commercial and residential areas, a state park, a harbor that is one of the nations busiest for small craft and 10 miles of coastline.

03/11/2024
Costa Mesa Police Officers Mike Libolt and Dave Ketchum were killed when their helicopter was involved in a midair colli...
03/10/2022

Costa Mesa Police Officers Mike Libolt and Dave Ketchum were killed when their helicopter was involved in a midair collision with Newport Beach Police Department's helicopter while providing air support to a vehicle pursuit along MacArthur Boulevard. Costa Mesa's Hughes 500E crashed just south of the UC Irvine campus. Newport Beach's helicopter was able to make an emergency landing. (Via ODMP)

Today we honor the memory of Officers Ketchum and Libolt.

Photo of Eagle and HB1 and HB2
02/26/2022

Photo of Eagle and HB1 and HB2

02/20/2022

Peer support available via ECHO Heliops see number below.

• The ECHO FAST team is aware of the reported accident involving the Huntington Beach Police Department aircrew.

ECHO FAST team is standing by and available.

ECHO FAST: 1-833-AIR-FAST

Former ABLE family come together for Chris Freeman's retirement party today at OCSD Air Support. after 34 years as a air...
10/21/2021

Former ABLE family come together for Chris Freeman's retirement party today at OCSD Air Support. after 34 years as a aircraft mechanic. Chris and Russ were the backbone of air support, keeping the A-Stars and Huey,s flying and keeping those inside safe.

Former ABLE family come together for Chris Freeman's retirement party today at OCSD Air Support.
10/21/2021

Former ABLE family come together for Chris Freeman's retirement party today at OCSD Air Support.

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361 Paularino Avenue, # 26
Costa Mesa, CA
92626

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A.B.L.E. provided air-support service to the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa & Santa Ana seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. A.B.L.E. patrolled a diverse area which includes commercial and residential areas, a state park, a harbor that is one of the nations busiest for small craft and 10 miles of coastline.