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The American political environment, territorial claims of several governments, and deteriorating Soviet-American relations created the opportunity for the United States Navy to heavily expand polar operations. The purpose was both strategic and exploratory. It was deemed to be in America’s best interest to expose and prepare men, ships, and equipment…

1915: The United States Coast Guard Was Established 1916: The Beginnings of Coast Guard Aviation 1916: The Navy Offered Flight Training to the Coast Guard 1917: Coast Guard Aviation in World War I 1919: NC-4 Transatlantic Flight 1920: The First Coast Guard Air Station, Morehead City, NC 1926: The First Permanent Coast Guard Air Stations Established 1929: Air Traffic Flight Following Established by USCG 1932: The Flying Life Boats 1932: Coast Guard Air Station Miami Established 1934: Coast Guard Commences Aerial Border Patrol Operations 1934: Coast Guard Obtains the Grumman JF-2 Duck 1934: Coast Guard Air Station Biloxi Established 1935: Coast Guard Air station Salem Established 1935: VIP Executive Transport Purchased 1935: Coast Guard Air Station St. Petersburg Established 1935: Coast Guard Air station Port Angeles Established 1936: Coast Guard Cutters Designed to Carry Aircraft 1936: Viking Flying Boat 00-1 Obtained 1937: Coast Guard Air Patrol Station Charleston Established 1937: Coast Guard Air Station San Diego Established 1938: Coast Guard Purchases Hall PH-2/3 Flying Boats 1938: Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn Established The Early Years Videos 1939: Grumman JRF-2/3 and 5G Purchased 1939: Coast Guard Participates in the Neutrality Patrol 1940: The Coast Guard and the Birth of the Helicopter 1940: Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City Established 1940: Coast Guard Provides Aircraft and Crews for the US Coast and Geodetic Survey 1941: Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Established 1941: Grumman J4F-1 Purchased 1941: Coast Guard Acquires Consolidated PBY-5/-5A/-6A Aircraft 1941: Coast Guard Aviation Anti-Submarine Operations 1942: The Coast Guard Acquires OS2U Kingfisher Aircraft 1943: Coast Guard Assigned the Sea-going Development of the Helicopter 1943: Coast Guard Acquires Martin PBM 3/-5 Flying Boats 1943: The Development of Air-Sea Rescue 1943: Coast Guard Patrol Squadron VP-6CG Established 1944: Air Detachment Annette Island Alaska Established 1945: Coast Guard Auxiliary Aviation 1945: Coast Guard Acquires P4Y-2G Privateers for Air Sea Rescue Duties 1946: Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City Established 1946: Post World War II Coast Guard Search and Rescue 1946: Coast Guard Air Detachment Argentia Established 1946: Pacific LORAN and Post War Aviation Support 1946: Post War Helicopter Development 1946: International Ice Patrol – Aerial Surveillance Becomes Primary 1946: Coast Guard acquires PB-1G Long Range Search and Rescue Aircraft 1946: Operation HIGH JUMP 1947: Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Base Established 1947: Coast Guard Air detachment San Juan Puerto Rico Established 1947: Coast Guard Air Detachment Kodiak Alaska Established 1948: Coast Guard Provides Aviation Support for the Treasury Department’s Alcohol Tax Unit 1949: Coast Guard Air Detachment Barbers Point Established 1950: The Korean War – Coast Guard Aviation Participation 1950: Coast Guard Air Detachment Corpus Christi, Texas Established 1951: The ASW Helicopter Becomes a Reality 1951: Coast Guard Acquires the UF-1G/2G Albatross Aircraft 1951: Coast Guard Acquires the HO4S Helicopter 1952: Coast Guard Air Detachment Arlington Established 1952: Coast Guard Air Detachment Bermuda Established 1954: Coast Guard Acquires Martin P5M Seaplanes 1955: Coast Guard Air Detachment New Orleans Established 1956: Promulgation of the National SAR Manual 1944-1946 Rotary Wing Deployment Videos 1944: Ocean Going Trial of the YR-4B Helicopter Videos 1943: Helicopter Deck Landings Videos 1957: Aircraft Requirements Submitted to Congress 1958: C-123B Aircraft Obtained 1958: Air Detachment Naples, Italy Established 1959: HUS-1G Helicopters Obtained 1959: LORAN C Chains Established 1959: First of the HC-130 Aircraft were Obtained 1961: Coast Guard Roles and Mission Study Initiated 1962: Coast Guard Aviation Development Master Plan initiated 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 – First Coast Guard Standardization Manual for Aircraft Operation 1962: Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles Established 1963: The First of 99 HH-52A Helicopters Entered Coast Guard Service 1963: The VC-4A Executive Transport Was Purchased 1963: Air Station Savannah Established 1963: Coast Guard Air Station Houston Established 1964: Coast Guard Air Station Astoria Oregon Established 1964 : First of the 210 foot Coast Guard Cutters Were Launched 1965 : Air Station Miami Moves from Dinner Key to Opa-Locka Airport 1966: Air Station Detroit Michigan Established 1966: The Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Established at Mobile Alabama 1967: Coast Guard – Air Force Pilot Exchange Program Initiated 1967: United States Coast Guard Transferred to the Department of Transportation 1967: The Coast Guard Red Stripe Identification Symbol Was Adopted 1967: HH-3F Helicopters Entered Coast Guard Service 1969: Icebreaker Support Section (IBSEC) Established 1969: VC-11A Executive Transport Entered Service 1969: Coast Guard Air Station Chicago Established 1969 – Coast Guard 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1946: Operation HIGH JUMP | Coast Guard Aviation History