Air Station Kodiak | |
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Active | 1947-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Coast Guard |
Type | Air Station |
Role | Search and rescue, maritime patrol, logistics |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | MH-60 Jayhawk, MH-65 Dolphin |
Patrol | HC-130 Hercules |
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard located in Kodiak, Alaska. It is the largest in the service's Pacific Area, with a crew of 85 officers and 517 enlisted personnel, and the largest Coast Guard Base in terms of physical size at 23,000 acres.[1] It is a tenant command of Base Support Unit Kodiak, and shares its airfield with Kodiak Airport. The station operates MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, and the HC-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft.[2]