Summary
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
| Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans | |
|---|---|
 Unit Patch CGAS New Orleans | |
| Active | 1955–Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | United States Coast Guard |
| Type | Air Station |
| Role | To patrol coast of the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico from the border of Florida to Texas |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | CDR Armell Balmaceda |
| Executive Officer | CDR Scott Koser |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | [MH-60T Jayhawk] |
Operations and missions edit
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) New Orleans support a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station New Orleans provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage with MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 655 nautical miles of shoreline from Apalachicola, Florida to the eastern border of Texas, and 735 nautical miles of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the river to Memphis, Tennessee, averaging more than 320 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, Protection of Natural Resources, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction, Drug Interdiction, and Defense Readiness.
External links edit
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans official site