The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office hangar at Marathon International Airport was packed full on Aug. 2 as MCSO co-hosted National Night Out, one of four simultaneous events throughout the Keys. In addition to its usual Trauma Star helicopter occupants, the hangar was filled with demonstration teams from FWC, sheriff’s office special operations units, Florida Highway Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Key Colony Beach police, fire rescue crews, and many more military, law enforcement and community partners. The annual event is aimed at bringing communities together in an effort to foster conversations about how to make local neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more secure.
2022’s National Night Out filled the Sheriff’s Office hangar at the Marathon International Airport with ease. 
Ian Reyes is pretty well protected with this 35-pound Kevlar shield. 
SWAT medic Cesar Moreton lends a helping hand as young ones try to lift his shield. 
This quad-engine U.S. Customs and Border Protection vessel is a force to be reckoned with in Keys waters. 
‘Mr. Marathon’ Mike Puto pays a visit to Vince Weiner, the director of MCSO’s special investigations unit and assistant dive team leader. 
A number of aircraft, including this sheriff’s office helicopter, were on display for visitors to take a peek inside. 
MCSO’s bomb squad demonstration from Sgt. Tom Hill lined up a host of tactical gear. 
From left, Andrew Hrytzay, Artie Hrytzay, Skylar Rodriguez, Tyler Hill, Dominick Whiteman and Maddox Whiteman get ready to take a peek inside the Trauma Star helicopter. 
Gear designed for MCSO’s bomb squad adds more than a few pounds to the wearer’s weight.
