Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans

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]

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.

Operations and missions

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

• Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans official site