Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen is based at Rafael Hernandez International Airport (former Ramey AFB) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Moves here as CGAS Puerto Rico in November 1971 from former CGAS San Juan, which was located on the Isla Grande Naval Air Station. In 1976 was renamed CGAS Borinquen
Aircraft inventory normally includes 4 helicopters plus some fixed wing aircraft as the HH-130 Hercules and HU-25 Falcon Jets
Aircraft inventory normally includes 4 helicopters plus some fixed wing aircraft as the HH-130 Hercules and HU-25 Falcon Jets
Early 1973 (January/February)I was part of the ferry crew that delivered 1489,1490,1491 to CGAS Puerto Rico. Left ATC Mobile and over-nighted in Nassau, then continued to Puerto Rico. Some of the crew stayed to train general maintenance and flight operations. In June I was transferred to CGAS Puerto Rico. I was there until May of 1976. 
May 1971, stationed there straight out of Aircraft Electricians A school NATC Jacksonville. Crewed and maintained HU-16E, HH52A and later HH3F. I was away at Sikorsky Aircraft electrical systems school when the HH-3F's were delivered but I remember the flight mechanic that was part of the delivery crew.
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Models Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| 61-666 | hh-3f | 1489 : asg CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 61-667 | hh-3f | 1490 : asg CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 61-668 | hh-3f | 1491 : asg CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 70-622 | hh-60j | 6001 : | |||||
| 70-623 | hh-60j | 6002 : seen in Providence, RI | |||||
| 70-651 | hh-60j | 6003 : CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 70-1790 | hh-60j | 6031 : Puerto Rico | |||||
| 70-1954 | hh-60j | 6033 : | |||||
| 6123 | hh-65 | 6512 : asg CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 6162 | hh-65 | 6521 : 2008 type:HH-65C CGAS Borinquen | |||||
| 6166 | hh-65 | 6523 : 2008 type:HH-65C/MH-65C CGAS Borinquen | |||||
| 6167 | hh-65 | 6524 : CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 6235 | hh-65 | 6556 : 2008 type:MH-65C CGAS Borinquen | |||||
| 6250 | hh-65 | 6564 : | |||||
| 6253 | hh-65 | 6565 : CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 6265 | hh-65 | 6570 : type:HH-65B CGAS Borinquen | |||||
| 6267 | hh-65 | 6572 : CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico; pictured unk | |||||
| 6271 | hh-65 | 6575 : 2010- at CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
| 6276 | hh-65 | 6579 : 2014 asg CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | |||||
