Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Paul Zukunft and his wife, celebrate Coast Guard aviation reaching its 100th year, Jan. 22, 2016, at Air Station Houston. The celebration took place on the birthday of Cmdr. Elmer S More
HOUSTON (Aug. 29, 2006) -- Actor Kevin Costner speaks to a crowd of Coast Guard members at Air Station Houston on Aug. 29, 2006. The actor portrays a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in the upcoming movie, "The Guar More
HOUSTON - Coast Guard Lt. Dakata Brodie, left, and Lt. Michael Cagle pose for a portrait while hovering in a MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Houston April 1, 2010. The crew was preparing for an over More
HOUSTON - Crewmembers from a Corpus Christi-based HU-25 Falcon perform post landing inspections on their aircraft ahead in preparations for Hurricane Alex Wednesday. The crew stayed overnight in Houston and lef More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 1st Class John Monteleone, (standing, 5th from the left) an aviation electronics technician at Air Station Houston, is pictured with members from Old Dominion Church following Church in More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 1st Class John Monteleone, an aviation electronics technician at Air Station Houston, hands out meals to the men who atteneded Church in the Park, Aug. 14, 2010. Monteleone volunteers More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah Branscomb, an aviation maintenance technician, works on an engine from aircraft 6533 in the hangar of Air Station Houston, Aug. 31, 2010. The aircraft is going throug More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 2nd Class Dion Purcell, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, sits in an immersion tank after being fitted for an Aircrew Dry Coverall, also known as a dr More
HOUSTON - Lt. j.g. Michael Gibson, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, sits in an immersion tank after being fitted for an Aircrew Dry Coverall, also known as a dry suit, Oct. 13, 2010. A dry suit is w More
HOUSTON - Lt. j.g. Brian Seekatz, an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter pilot at Air Station Houston, looks on as a young boy examines the inside of a helicopter at the 2010 Wings Over Houston Airshow, Oct. 23, 2010. A More
Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Palmer, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Station Freeport, assists with a response boat-small static display at the 2010 Wings Over Houston Airshow, Oct. 23, 2010. Static More
HOUSTON - The Chief Petty Officer Association at Coast Guard Air Station Houston held a car wash, Oct. 26, 2010. All money donated goes toward supporting CPOA activities. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offic More
HOUSTON - Chief Petty Officer Forest Brumbaugh, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, washes a truck during a Chief Petty Officer Association car wash, Oct. 26, 2010. All money More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett Rodgers, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Williams, an avioncs electrical technician at Air Stati More
HOUSTON - Lt. Matt Gully (red suit), an MH-65C pilot from Air Station Houston, listens as Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Cook explains a scenario during use of force training at the air station, Dec. 8, 2010. Th More
HOUSTON - Lt. John Moran, an Air Station Houston MH-65C Dolphin helicopter pilot, practices apprehending a suspect during use of force training Dec. 8, 2010. The training was administered to all Air Station Ho More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Lee, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, completes a tail rotor major during a scheduled 500-hour maintenance, Jan. 20, 2011. The rotors More
HOUSTON - Chief Petty Officer Forest Brumbaugh, an aviation maintenance technician for Air Station Houston, shows students all of the equipment and gear aboard a helicopter, as part of the Energized for Science More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Sutherland, an aviation survival technician for Air Station Houston, performs multiple hoist drills in front of a crowd of students, as part of the Energized for Science More
HOUSTON - Lt. j.g. Brian Seekatz, a pilot and training officer for Air Station Houston, was one of 10 volunteers to help explain to students how all of the subjects they are learning in school were applicable t More
HOUSTON - Lt. j.g. Brian Seekatz, a pilot and training officer for Air Station Houston, explains to students how all of the subjects they are learning in school were applicable to the Coast Guard and its missio More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 1st Class Carson Gillum and Christopher Norman,boatswain mates for Station Galveston, explain to students how all of the subjects they are learning in school were applicable to the Coast More
HOUSTON- Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Cutler, an aviation electronics technician at Air Station Houston, is congrulated by Adm. Mary Landry, commander 8th Coast Guard district, during the annual military bal More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dion Purcell inspects a MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter at Air Station Houston Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner.
Petty Officer 3nd Class James Yockey inspects the fuel system of a MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter at Air Station Houston Sept. 29, 2011. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner.
Chief Petty Officer Steve Horacek checks off an inspection sheet on the tail rotor of a MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter at Air Station Houston Sept. 30, 2011. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Prent More
HOUSTON - Members of Air Station Houston conduct annual wet drill training at the 288 Lake Houston Scuba Diving and Sports Training Facility, Oct. 12, 2011.Wet drills are held annually by Air Station Houston to More
HOUSTON - (Left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Sutherland and (Right)Chief Petty Officer Charles Ferrante, aviation survival technician's at Air Station Houston, watch as Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Leddon, More
HOUSTON - Gen. William Fraser, commander of U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, receives a safety brief from Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Keeley, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Stat More
HOUSTON - A portrait of a MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Houston January 18, 2012. This image was made by a technique called 'light painting', and is comprised of 37 individual imag More
HOUSTON - Members from Sector Houston-Galveston and Air Station Houston are recognized for their service to the United States of America during the halftime show at a Houston Rockets basketball game, Jan. 27, 2 More
HOUSTON - Rear Adm. Roy Nash, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, speaks to the crew of Air Station Houston before heading over to the new Sector Houston-Galveston groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 31, 2 More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Cutler smiles as Rear Adm. Roy Nash, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, and Frances Cutler pin his new rank on his uniform after his promotion to the rank of More
HOUSTON - Lt. Cdr. Karen Cagle, middle, poses for a portrait alongside Cdr. Eric Gleason, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Lt j.g. Erin Gill at her retirement ceremony Feb. 29 2012. Cag More
HOUSTON - Lt. Cdr. Karen Cagle, poses for a portrait alongside Cdr. Eric Gleason, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Houston at her retirement ceremony Feb. 29 2012. Cagle started her career in the M More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Cantu, an avionics electrical technician with Air Station Houston, experiences weightlessness for the first time aboard a NASA-contracted Zero-G plane, approximately 30 More
A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane from Air Station Mobile sits pre-staged on the runway in front of Air Station Houston in preparation for Hurricane Isaac's landfall, Aug. 28, 2012. Six helicopters fr More
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat - Medium navigated by boat crew members from Station Sabine Pass assist two sail boaters after their sailboat was battered in severe weather 16 miles south of Sabine Pass, Ma More
An Air Station Houston aircrew prepared to launch for a medevac of a man 57 miles off the Galveston coast, June 4, 2013. The crewmember of the oil tanker SPT Challenger sustained a broken leg during mooring ope More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is a static display at Reliant Stadium during the Houston Texans game, Nov. 17, 2013. The helicopter crew took part in the "Salute to Service" festivi More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston poses for a photo during a static aircraft display prior to a Houston Texans game at Reliant Stadium, Nov. 17, 2013. The aircrew took part in "Salute to Service" festivities. ( More
A Coast Guard K-9 handler with the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his dog are lowered to a boat from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was p More
A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his bomb-sniffing dog are lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston to a boat, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was More
Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, presents a certificate to Petty Officer 3rd Class Mitchell Ulrich, an avionics electrical technician at Air Station Houston, during the 50th a More
(From left) Cmdr. Scott Langum, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Chief Petty Officer Charles Ferrante head toward shore after participating in a rescue exercise in San Luis Pass, Texas, More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer shakes hands with a man enjoying the beautiful weather on the shores of San Luis Pass, May 24, 2014. A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Houston has deployed to the pass everyday More
Tactical Air Control Party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, perform sling load operations with a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dauphin during a domestic response resup More
Two men stand with their rescuers after their sailboat, the French Kiss, ran aground on the Galveston, Texas, south jetty Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. The aircrew hoisted the two men to safety and one man was treated More
A rescue swimmer is lowered during air operations training off Galveston, Texas Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and rescue capabilities of Coast Guard crews stay More
Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Dibble, the aviation survival technician aboard the MH-65 rescue helicopter, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Don Scherer, the flight mechanic aboard, get ready to fly to Sector Field Of More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members jump into the water with full gear on to begin the swim back to shore while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Houston, Septemb More
The Coast Guard rescued three men after their vessel became disabled and drifted onto the South Galveston Jetty, May 19, 2015. Two of the men were rescued by a Station Galveston boatcrew, while the third man, w More
Rear Adm. David Callahan gives remarks at the Air Station Houston change of command ceremony, June 19, 2015, at Ellington Field. During the ceremony, Capt. Scott Langum transferred command to Cmdr. Craig Massel More
Lt. Amanda Frederick, a Coast Guard pilot, listens to a safety brief at Air Station Houston Aug. 31, 2015. For safety, personnel flying wear sage green flight suits made of fire-resistant Nomex fabric. (U.S. Co More
A 20-foot boat runs aground on the Galveston North Jetty around 1:30 a.m., Sept. 7, 2015, off Bolivar, Texas. The two men aboard were injured in the crash and were rescued by the Coast Guard after a good Samari More
An Air Station Houston air crew conducts a flight above Galveston Bay while conducting training operations with a contract boat, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. These night exercises assist in conducting hoists offsho More
An MH-65 helicopter sits in the hangar prior to take off at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performing a rescue with very l More
Air Station Houston air crew conducts a flight above Galveston Bay while conducting training operations with a contract boat, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. These night exercises assist in conducting hoists offshore More
A shrimp boat is grounded on South Galveston Jetty after three fisherman aboard were rescued by the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Houston)
A good Samaritan aboard the tugboat, Ian Earle, sits next to the 54-foot shrimp boat, Regina Pacis, after it was seen spinning in circles with gear set in the channel with no one aboard. Sector Houston-Galvesto More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston helicopter aircrew looks out from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter while conducting an overflight assessment and search for anyone in distress after recent flooding in southeast Tex More
HOUSTON - An Uruguay Coast Guardsman rides along with a U.S. Coast Guard Station Houston boat crew en route to board the Coast Guard Cutter Manta for a tour of the Houston Ship Channel April 21, 2016. Three Uru More
HOUSTON - Uruguay Coast Guardsmen prepare to ride along with a U.S. Coast Guard Station Houston boat crew en route to board the Coast Guard Cutter Manta for a tour of the Houston Ship Channel April 21, 2016. Th More
HOUSTON - U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Shannon Souma, in charge of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) at the Office of Security Cooperation in Montevideo waves before getting underway with the U.S. More
HOUSTON - Uruguay Navy and Uruguay Coast Guardsmen ride along with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Manta for a tour of the Houston Ship Channel April 21, 2016. Three Uruguay Naval officers, two Uruguay Coast Guard More
Michael Watkins and Raymond Jacik hug and shake the hands of the Coast Guard crew that rescued them while at a reunion ceremony at Air Station Houston, May 6, 2016. The two men were rescued in late April after More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter practices landing on the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico, June 10, 2016. Keeping crews regularly trained ensures a h More
As part of the 100 years of Coast Guard aviation, the Air Station Houston centennial MH-65 Dolphin helicopter participated in a form flight over Houston, June 10, 2016. Form Flights offer a unique opportunity t More
A grounded 30-foot recreational and crew can be seen from the Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter, July 26, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Loeb.
Aviation survival technicians from Air Station Houston conduct shallow water egress training at a community pool, Houston, Aug. 24, 2016. SWET training is good for one year and is required for all flight crew m More
David Fuhrman is helped up while suffering from a broken leg after his boat flipped near an island in Galveston Bay. Another man was rescued and taken back to Coast Guard Station Houston. U.S. Coast Guard photo More
David Fuhrman is helped up while suffering from a broken leg after his boat flipped near an island in Galveston Bay, August 31, 2016. Another man was rescued by and taken back to Coast Guard Station Houston. U. More
Coast Guard boat and aircrews assited six adults and two children after their 46-foot boat, Euphoria, ran aground off Eagle's Point near San Leon, Texas, Sept. 5, 2016. A Sea Tow boat later transferred the peop More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Weaver, and aviation survival technician, flies in an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter after performing a hoist demonstration at the Wings of Houston Airshow at Ellington Airport, Texas, O More
A Coast Guard Air Station MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevacs a man suffering from hernia symptoms off a tanker near Glaveston, Texas, Oct. 31, 2016. The helicpoter crew ensured that the man was taken to a l More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew circles the tanker ship, Ingrid, before medevacing a crewmember with a broken leg about 35 miles off San Luis Pass, Texas, Mar. 02, 2017. The man was mede More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen respond to Hurricane Harvey search and rescue requests in Houston Aug. 27, 2017. The Coast Guard is working closely with all federal, state and local emergency operations centers and has es More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Gallant, a rescue swimmer working out of Air Station Houston, prepares to deploy and rescue stranded people in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Anderson Cooper, anchor with More
HOUSTON - Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke thanks Coast Guard personnel deployed from units across the country for their response efforts for Hurricane Harvey during her visit to Coast Guard A More
Jessica Woodworth, a survivor, thanks one of her rescuers, Petty Officer 2nd Class Rick Deleon, an aviation maintenance technician, at Air Sation Houston in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 5, 2017. Woodworth was medeva More
Petty Officer 2nd Class EJ Richardson, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Houston, checks the condition of a 38-year-old mariner who suffered a broken leg aboard the tanker Kassos during a medevac o More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue swimmer deploys to check on the condition of three adults and two teenagers after their vessel capsized approximately 2 miles offshore of Crystal Beach, Te More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew transfers a 54-year-old diver reportedly suffering from a heart attack to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at University of Texas Medical Bra More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescues three fishermen from a 74-foot shrimp boat 20 miles offshore from Sabine Pass, Texas, June 5, 2019. The fishermen activated their emergency position More
Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, presides over the ceremony as Cmdr. Marcus Canady relieves Capt. Jim Spitler of command at Air Station Houston in Houston, Texas, on June More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits at the ready to respond to Tropical Depression Barry at Coast Guard Air Station Houston July 11, 2019. The Coast Guard is pre-staging response assets in the Gulf Coast region du More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston aircrew transfers a patient to awaiting emergency services personnel after a medevac near Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 19, 2019. Multiple Coast Guard units are assisting local agenci More
Coast Guard shallow-water response teams from Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge conduct rescue operations near Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 19, 2019. Multiple Coast Guard units are assisting local agencies to help thos More
President Donald Trump meets service members from the Eighth Coast Guard District at Coast Guard Air Station Houston-Galveston, Sept. 22, 2019. Trump visited the air station following flood rescues during Tropi More
Master Chief Petty Officer Broderick Johnson, Enlisted Ancient Albatross, speaks during a ceremony to honor Capt. Frank Erickson, Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot #1, with a rededication of his headstone at Galvest More
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives at Ellington Field in Houston with two men rescued from their disabled sailing vessel approximately 288 miles offshore Jan. 2, 2020. The two sailors More
Cmdr. Marcus Canady, commanding officer of Air Station Houston, shakes hands with Petty Officer 3rd Class James Chandler during an awards ceremony to recognize Chandler for his actions taken during Tropical Sto More
A kayak found adrift in the vicinity of Pier 21 near the cruise ship terminal in Galveston, Texas, Jan. 23, 2020, sits on the stern of a Station Galveston Response Boat-Medium. A Coast Guard Air Station Houston More
An unmanned 16-foot fishing boat beached on the south shores of Tiki Island in Galveston, Texas, Feb. 28, 2020. Coast Guard crews, along with Galveston Beach Patrol, are searching for the owner. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
A mariner is transferred by an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at the Lake Charles Regional Airport after being medevaced approximately 55 m More
An unmanned, adrift kayak found by a Houston County Sheriff’s Office boat crew approximately 100-yards off El Jardin Beach near Seabrook, Texas, May 8, 2020. A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin heli More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevacs a 36-year-old crewmember from a tanker vessel approximately 35 miles offshore Freeport, Texas, July 30, 2020. The crewmember was trans More