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The entrance and sign of the station. Air Station Port Angeles is the US Coast Guard 's oldest operational air station, in operation since 1935 and today supports three MH-65E Dolphin helicopters, [ 4] which have been operating at the station since 1984. This air station is well placed as Port Angeles is a port city with ferries to Canada.
A Coast Guard Air Station (abbreviated as CGAS or AirSta) provides aviation support for the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard operates approximately 210 aircraft from 24 Coast Guard Air Stations in the United States. Fixed-wing aircraft, such as the HC-130 Hercules, are built for long range missions and operate from air stations.
It was operational from 1872 to around 1964. This article contains a list of United States Coast Guard stations in the United States within the United States Coast Guard 's nine districts. There are currently many stations located throughout the country along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean and Great Lakes.
Aerial view of Port Angeles. Port Angeles ( / ˈændʒələs / AN-jəl-əs) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. [ 6] With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, [ 3] it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021.
MV. Coho. The MV Coho is a passenger and vehicle ferry owned and operated by Black Ball Line. [ 2] Black Ball's only ferry, Coho carries passengers and cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailers, bicycles, etc. between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Port Angeles, Washington, United States. Coho makes between two and four round trips from ...
Location in Washington. The Hood Canal Bridge (officially William A. Bugge Bridge) is a floating bridge in the northwest United States, located in western Washington. [ 2] It carries State Route 104 across Hood Canal in Puget Sound and connects the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas. At 7,869 feet (1.490 mi; 2.398 km) in length (floating portion ...
Cherry Point was chosen for its ideal location for hosting East Coast military assets, and supported two U.S. Navy warships operating offshore. [31] Nearly 1,800 military personnel from the U.S. and partners participated in Bold Quest 17.2 in Savannah, Georgia, the latest in a series of coalition capability demonstration and assessment events ...
HH-65 Dolphin. USCGC Active (WMEC-618) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Active was launched at Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on July 31, 1965. Commissioned on September 1, 1966, she is 210 feet (64 m) long, has a 34-foot (10 m) beam, displaces 1108 tons, and draws 13 feet (4.0 m) of water.