Operations and Missions
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City is located on the campus of the Coast Guard's Support Center Elizabeth City. and is one of several commands located on the Coast Guard's premier Support Center Elizabeth City base. In addition, the Support Center complex houses the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) (a headquarters level command which trains enlisted Coast Guardsmen in aviation ratings in "A" Schools and advanced "C" Schools), the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) and Station Elizabeth City.
The missions of CGAS Elizabeth City include search and rescue (SAR), Maritime Law enforcement, International Ice Patrol, aids to navigation support (such as operating lighthouses), and marine environmental protection (such as responding to oil spills).
Currently, CGAS Elizabeth City maintains and operates five HC-130J Hercules aircraft and four MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters.
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