Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City

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44°44′54″N 85°34′51″W / 44.74833°N 85.58083°W / 44.74833; -85.58083

Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City
Unit Patch CGAS Traverse City
Active	1946-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Coast Guard
Type	Air Station
Role	Responsible for Search and Rescue, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement throughout the Great Lakes.
Commanders
Commanding Officer	Andrew Schanno
Executive Officer	Kyle Russell
Command Master Chief	Bradford Young
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	MH-60T "Jayhawks"

Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) located in Traverse City, Michigan. The station was established in 1946 and operates under the authority of the Coast Guard's Ninth District. It is situated on the southern end of Grand Traverse Bay in Northern Michigan^[1] at Cherry Capital Airport.^[2] Since 1995, Air Station Traverse City has controlled and staffed Air Facilities throughout southern Lake Michigan. The area of operations includes all of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and most of Lake Huron.^[1]