Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

Positioned on Naval Air Station in New Orleans, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans is actually beneath the functional management of the 8th Coast Guard District. The leading mission assignment regarding the actual location is normally seek out in addition to recovery policy within the Gulf coast of Florida, through Apalachiola, Florida, towards the Texas-Louisiana national boundaries. This Coast Guard Air Station has been commissioned around July ’55 and also ended up being positioned in the older Naval Air Station in Lake Ponchartrain. Around December ’57, the actual Coast Guard Air Station relocated together with the Navy into Alvin Callender Area, and thus used some sort of hangar together with the Navy and also Maritime Air Reserve. The modern day (at the time of December ’85) hangar amenities have been opened up around September ’68. A whole new supplement, a new construction to accommodate governing administration, health care, as well as operations divisions has been planned to finish during the summer time from ’86.

New Orleans Facts

  • Location: Belle Chasse, unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Website:
    Visit New Orleans Website ›
  • Phone: (504) 678-2540
  • Longitude:
    -90.033682
  • Latitude:
    29.944853
  • DSN:
    N/A

A lot of landmarks have already been attained in the location: In April ’69, CG Air Station New Orleans was in fact the very first functional component flying the particular Sikorsky HH-3F double motor chopper that had one of the most advanced gadgets system running on any chopper during those times. In March ’80, recovery initiatives ended in the 1500th life rescued by Air Station New Orleans staff. In August ’85, the actual location had become the very first CG air stop to control the Aerospatiale HH-65A Dolphin chopper, getting to be completely functional in September ‘85. The electronic menu program from the HH-65A consists of on auto-pilot feature, therefore clearing the aviator to waste additional time checking. During the early nineteen-eighties, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans ended up being the most popular all-helicopter air station within the Coast Guard with more than five hundred SAR events yearly.

Monument at NAS JRB New Orleans

Building at NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

f18 at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

F18 landed at JR Base New Orleans

Emergency Operation Center  at NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

About Richard Wilson

Military veteran who spent most if his active military career outside US and never made back and currently lives in Europe but still haven't lost passion about military forces.

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