Two medical patients got a lucky break tonight thanks to a long-distance rescue flight.

• The U.S. Coast Guard flew a woman and a man from a hospital on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands to Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.
• The transfer suggests the patients needed specialized care not available on the remote island.
• This is routine but important: the Coast Guard regularly bridges the gap between remote Pacific islands and major hospitals in Hawaii.

Outlook: No further updates on the patients' conditions were given.