The Coast Guardâs Air Station Houston covers the Houston gulf area down to Matagorda Bay and part of Louisiana. They perform any search and rescue needed, from boat distress calls to oil platform disasters and everything in between.
Their helicopter duty crew, made up of two pilots, a flight mechanic and a rescue swimmer are âSemper Paratusâ — the Coast Guard motto meaning âalways ready.â
Paige Phelps went to Ellington Field Joint Air Base to meet pilot Lt. James Rader to get a closer look at what the Air Station Houston team, known for being âthe calm in the storm,â does when called to action.