Community Relations

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  September 08, 2008
  Photograph of: Air Station Houston crewmembers visit with cancer patients (1.23 MB)
  
  Lt. j.g. Dakata Brodie, an Air Station Houston looks on as Brian Hill, a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) cancer patient sits in an HH-65C rescue helicopter at Victory Camp, located in Alvin, Texas, Sept. 6, 2008. Crewmembers from Air Station Houston pariciapted in an MD Anderson Hummer Run event by conducting a fly-over. After the crew landed they provided a static display of the helicopter and invited participants to explore the inner workings of a Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter. Hill, the son of Forest Hill an Alvin, Texas, Police Officer participated in the MD Anderson Hummer Run event. The day consisted of Hummer rides for the children, as well as games and demonstrations at Victory Camp. Shawn Gilcrease, coordinator of MD Anderson's Hummer Run, said the goal was to encourage the children to enjoy the day's events. "These kids go through things in one day that we will never experience. They are the true heroes and for this one day they get to feel like a normal kid," said Gilcrease. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph/Petty Officer Renne C. Aiello)
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  July 11, 2008
  Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans participates in summer camp (2.94 MB)
  
  (from right) Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Brugh, discusses some of the features of the Coast Guard’s HH-65C rescue helicopter with a group of kids at the Slidell Memorial Hospital's annual Fit as a Firefighter Summer Camp Friday, July 11, 2008. The crew discussed what to do in case of an boating emergency as well provided camp goers an opportunity to tour the helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue
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  June 17, 2008
  Coast Guard crewmembers discuss SAR equipment to symposuim members (1.25 MB)
  
  NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Station New Orleans crewmembers discuss search and rescue equipment with members of the Baton Rouge, La., Advocate Summer Symposium program here Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The symposium program is an educational service developed to reward local teachers through various familiarization workshops. The Coast Guard volunteered to particpate in the program and demostrated search and rescue procedures with a rescue helicopter crew from Air Station New Orleans. Crewmembers from ATON team in Venice, LA., provided boat ride alongs. The symposium members were also educated on marine safety and pollutions well as the types of equipment used during small boat search and rescue operations.
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  June 09, 2008
  Air Station Houston News Brief (1.42 MB)
  
  HOUSTON - The Coast Guard rescued 5 people who went missing 23 miles south of Freeport, Texas, June 8, 2008.
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  April 30, 2008
  Local students tour of Air Station New Orleans (1.79 MB)
  
  NEW ORLEANS- Brandon Jones, 14, and Riceidy Guerrero, 14, students at St. Ville Accelerated Academy for High School Preparation, sit behind the controls of a HH-65C Rescue Helicopter at Air Station New Orleans, here, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. As part of the Coast Guard's Partnership in Education Program, St. Ville, along with Bunche Academy, toured the air station to learn what it would take to be a Coast Guard aviator. The Coast Guard, in support of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, designed the PIE program to enhance educational opportunities for the nation's youth. The Coast Guard's comprehensive program places personnel in direct contact with students at the elementary and secondary levels. Coast Guard personnel volunteer their time and resources to help students develop to their full potential. Coast Guardsmen are involved in tutoring, classroom presentations, field trip sponsorship, mentoring, and enhancing schools' physical environments.
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  April 17, 2008
  Photograph of: CGCU Colorado members with Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. (1.16 MB)
  
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  April 14, 2008
  Photograph of: Weapons training (1.41 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - A Marine explains the various weapons that Marines are trained on to a group of Coast Guard Reserve members and civilian employers during Sealift 2008 here, Friday, April 11, 2008. Civilian employers and other reserve members were able to see how the Marine and Coast Guard reserve members trained during their weekend drills, including participating in weapons simulations, Amphibious Assault Vehicle rides, touring a Coast Guard ship and small boats, a rescue helicopter static display and a Search and Rescue demonstration. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  April 14, 2008
  Photograph of: Recovering the rescue swimmer (0.88 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - A Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Houston recovers a rescue swimmer after a search and rescue demonstration during Sealift 2008 here, Friday, April 11, 2008. Sealift was hosted by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and allows the employers of National Guard and reserve members to better understand what their members do during reserve weekend training. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  April 14, 2008
  Photograph of: Preparing to ride (1.57 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - A Marine prepares to hand out ear plugs while a Coast Guard reservist watches the door close on an Amphibious Assault Vehicle during Sealift 2008 at the Coast Guard base here, Friday, April 11, 2008. Coast Guard and Marine Corps reservists brought their employers to the joint base on Galveston Island to experience the training that the reservists go through during their weekend drills. The event was arranged by the Employers Support of the Guard and Reserves, an organization dedicated to ensuring fair treatment for and by reservists in their civilian jobs. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  February 19, 2008
  Coast Guard receives recognition from county judge (720.62 KB)
  U.S. Coast Guard Photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero
  
  HOUSTON - Harris County Judge Ed Emmett (left) presents Coast Guard Capt. Bill Diehl (middle right) with a Resolution honoring the Coast Guard members working at Sector Houston-Galveston during a court hearing here Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008. The resolution recognizes the "brave efforts of the Men and Women of the United States Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston" and "pledges continued support" of the Harris County Commisioners Court. Also in the picture, Commissioner Sylvia Garcia (middle left) and John Walker from Sector Houston Galveston (right). U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.