avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeCoast Guard Air Station Sitka, Commanded by Commander Vincent J. Jansen, is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard located in Sitka, Alaska. The station was originally established on Annette Island in March 1944, until relocating to Sitka in 1977. Early aircraft consisted of Grumman G-21's, PBY’s, HU-16’s, HH-52’s, and HH-3 Pelicans. Primary missions performed by the air station are Search and Rescue (SAR), law enforcement, and logistics covering the Southeast part of Alaska.[1]
Area of responsibility encompasses approximately 180,000 square miles of water and land extending across Southeast Alaska from Dixon Entrance to Icy Bay (Alaska), and from the Alaskan-Canadian border to the central Gulf of Alaska. This includes 12,000 miles of coastline distinguished by a rugged coast, mountainous terrain, severe weather, and many remote villages.[1]
US Coast Guard base in Sitka, Alaska
Military unit
Today, Air Station Sitka maintains three MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters and has 130 officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel. Each helicopter is crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic, and a rescue swimmer, has a 125-knot cruise speed, and 700-mile range. These aircrews are in a “ready” or “alert” status 24 hours a day for national defense, search and rescue, and other missions. Sitka crews fly surveillance patrols and transport environmental response teams which protect the ecosystems located within the area. Additionally, crews assists in the routine maintenance, outage response, and position verification of over 75 aids-to-navigation (ATON). Other missions include law enforcement duties in cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies.[1][2]
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Coast Guard Air Station Sitka commandé par le commandant Michael E. Frawley, est une base aérienne des garde-côtes des États-Unis située à Sitka, en Alaska. La base a été initialement établie sur l’île Annette en mars 1944 et a été transférée à Sitka en 1977. Les premiers aéronefs comprenaient des Grumman G-21, PBY, HU-16, HH-52 et HH-3 Pelican. Les missions principales de l'aérodrome sont les suivantes : recherche et sauvetage (SAR), application de la loi et logistique couvrant le sud-est de l'Alaska[1]. La zone de responsabilité englobe environ 257 000 kilomètres carrés d'eau et de terres qui s'étendent dans le sud-est de l'Alaska, de l'entrée Dixon à la baie Icy (Alaska) et de la frontière canado-alaskienne jusqu'au centre du golfe d'Alaska. Cela comprend 19 300 kilomètres de côtes caractérisées par une côte escarpée, un terrain montagneux, des conditions météorologiques extrêmes et de nombreux villages isolés[1].
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