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HAAC SPEAKER for MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999

The speaker at the HAAC meeting on Monday, May 3, 1999, was Lieutenant Commander Ed Hansen, who was currently stationed with U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston.

During the luncheon presentation, we heard about Air Station Houston's mission and the Coast Guard's air/sea search and rescue capabilities and experience. Air Station Houston, commissioned in 1963, is strategically located at Ellington Field. This allows rapid response to missions in Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The Air Station has a complement of four HH-65A Dolphin helicopters and the voluntary services of six Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft, which conduct search and rescue, law enforcement, marine safety and national security missions. The unit's area of responsibility extends from the Colorado River to the Southwest to Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana, to the East. The Air Station includes 72 active duty Coast Guard personnel and contributes a payroll of $2.8 million annually to the Houston area economy.

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