Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento
Active	1978-present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Coast Guard
Role	Long-range search and rescue and maritime patrol.
Size	189 personnel, 4 aircraft
Aircraft flown
Patrol	Lockheed HC-130

Coast Guard Air Station Scramento is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard, located in Sacramento County, California. The station has 189 personnel assigned and operates 4 Lockheed HC-130 aircraft on long-range patrol and search-and-rescue missions.^[2] It is located at McClellan Airfield, formerly McClellan Air Force Base, where it is the only remaining military tenant.

External links

• Air Station Sacramento official web page

References

1. ^ "McClellan AFB". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/mcclellan.htm. Retrieved 29 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Air Station Sacramento welcomes new Commanding Officer". http://coastguardnews.com/air-station-sacramento-welcomes-new-commanding-officer/2010/06/17/. Retrieved 29 November 2010.