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.[1]
History
The station was established about July 1955.[2]
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.
In 1989, it was most active helicopter station in the Coast Guard.[2]
Other missions include:
- Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection,
- Protection of Natural Resources,
- Aids to Navigation support,
- Migrant Interdiction,
- Drug Interdiction, and
- Defense Readiness.
References
- ^ Mueller, Robert (2023-02-06). "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch". Coast Guard Miracles of New Orleans. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4556-2697-7.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, located on the Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, south of the city on the west bank of the river, was not flooded and was vital to the helicopter rescue operations that were ramping up. But it was on the far side of town... Initially the focus was turning the forty-man small boat rescue station that was Station New Orleans into a major hub for rescue operations throughout the city.
- ^ a b Pearcy, Arthur (1989). A History of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation. Naval Institute Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-87021-261-1.
air station New Orleans is the busiest all-helicopter air station in the Coast Guard.... July 1985 marked the thirtieth year of rescue services provided to the New Orleans Gulf coast area by Coast Guard air station New Orleans.
External links
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans Official site
- New Orleans Stations' Tribute to the 8th Coast Guard District (2024). Via YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2026.