Coast_Guard_Air_Station_Astoria Knowpia

CGAS Astoria
CGAS Astoria
	Unit patch of CGAS Astoria
Active	1964 to present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Coast Guard
Type	Coast Guard Air Station
Role	Search & rescue
Size	67 active personnel
Garrison/HQ	Astoria Regional Airport
Commanders
Commanding Officer	CAPT M. Scott Jackson
Executive Officer	CDR Neal A. Corbin
Command Senior Chief	Senior Chief Jason Upshaw
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	MH-60T Jayhawk

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was established on August 14, 1964, at Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, Oregon, United States.

The unit houses 67 active duty, 24 reserve duty and one civilian personnel. The unit operates three Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters. According to a 2003 press release, the unit's annual budget is $1,107,051.^[1] The unit's functions include search and rescue, law enforcement, aids to navigational support, and environmental protection.

Air Station Astoria served as one of the filming locations for the movie The Guardian (2006).^[2]

On April 28, 2017, the Coast Guard announced it would base two Sentinel-class cutters in Astoria, in 2021.^[3]

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References edit

^ ^a ^b USCG Press Release
^ Filming locations for The Guardian
^ "Coast Guard to Base 2 New Cutters in Astoria, Oregon". Washington DC: 2017-04-28. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-04-28. The U.S. Coast Guard announced April 28 that it will homeport two of the service's new Sentinel-Class 154-foot Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) in Astoria, Ore., starting in 2021.