MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host free, public Community Day in Houston, Texas

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: 281-464-4810 After Hours: 832-293-1293 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom

Coast Guard to host free, public Community Day in Houston, Texas

Editors' Note: Media interested in attending should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. March 18 by calling 832-293-1293 or emailing PADETHouston@gmail.com.

Click here to view the Community Day flyer.

WHAT: Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston to host a free, public Community Day 

WHO: Members from Coast Guard units throughout the Houston-Galveston area

WHEN: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022

WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, 13411 Hillard St, Houston, TX 77034

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is scheduled to host a free, open-to-the-public Community Day in Houston on Saturday.

During the event, Coast Guard members from Sector Houston-Galveston and surrounding units will display equipment and discuss various Coast Guard missions.

Attendees can interact with Coast Guard air crews, rescue swimmers, boat crews, law enforcement personnel and K9 officers, drone operators, watchstanders, search and rescue coordinators, pollution responders, Auxiliarists, recruiters and more.

Sector Houston-Galveston consists of 1,562 active duty, civilian and reserve personnel with three marine safety units, five multi-mission small boat stations, two aids to navigation teams and six Coast Guard cutters.

Coast Guard units and personnel scheduled to attend:

• Air Station Houston with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
• Aids to Navigation Team Galveston
• Marine Safety & Security Team Houston
• Sector Houston-Galveston Unmanned Aircraft Systems team
• Gulf Strike Team
• Vessel Traffic Service Houston
• Sector Houston-Galveston Response Department
• Sector Houston-Galveston Prevention Department
• Regional Exam Center
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 6-8
• Coast Guard Recruiting Office Houston

Partner agencies scheduled to attend:

• Texas General Land Office
• Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Sector Houston-Galveston’s Community Day will be held in conjunction with the nearby Lone Star Museum’s Ellington Day event, also scheduled for Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click here for more information about Ellington Day. 

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