Coast Guard Air Station Detroit

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit unit patch
Active 1966 to present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Coast Guard
Type Air Station
Role Search and Rescue
Size 104 active personnel
Commanders
Commanding Officer Capt. Bradley W. Bean[1]
Aircraft flown
Helicopter MH-65C

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard located in Detroit, Michigan. The station was established in 1966 and is located on Selfridge Air National Guard base. Early aircraft consisted of three HH-52A Seaguard helicopters with an area of operations encompassing Lakes Ontario, Erie, St. Clair and southern Lake Huron. During the summer months they assume responsibility for the southeastern portion of Lake Michigan and operate from an Air Facility located in Muskegon, Michigan. Air Station Detroit conducts flights in support of domestic icebreaking operations, Marine Environmental Protection (MEP), and search and rescue missions. Most notably they responded to several rescue missions during Hurricane Katrina of 2005. Today they support 30 Coast Guard shore units, five cutters, as well as federal, state, local, and Canadian government agencies. Detroit aircrews handle over 200 rescues annually. Currently the air station houses five HH-65 Dolphin helicopters.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Captain Bean Memorial Page". uscg.mil. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "USCG Air Station Detroit, Michigan -- Public Affairs". uscg.mil. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "USCG Air Station Detroit- PCS". uscg.mil. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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