Coast Guard aircrew available for media interviews regarding Hurricane Irene deployment

CLEVELAND — A four-person aircrew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., that deployed to South Carolina in support of the federal government's response to Hurricane Irene are scheduled to be available for interviews with the media Thursday regarding their deployment.

WHO:
Lt. Ryan Allen of Camden, N.C.
Lt. j.g. Conor Madison of Lawrenceville, N.J.
Petty Officer 3^rd Class Rob Rendon of Joshua, Texas
Petty Officer 2^nd Class James Saleeby of Clemmons, N.C.
WHAT: Available for interviews regarding their deployment in support of Hurricane Irene response efforts
WHEN: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011
WHERE: Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, 1175 Airport Access Road, Traverse City, MI 49686

The Coast Guardsmen met nearly 50 other Coast Guard aviators from around the country at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C., Friday afternoon in preparation for the hurricane's landfall.

Once there, the Traverse City aircrew assisted with planning and logistics, flew through 70-mph winds Saturday evening to relocate a helicopter to Wilmington, N.C., flew post-hurricane assessment flights from Wilmington to Elizabeth City, N.C., and stood by to respond to potential search and rescue cases.

They were released Tuesday morning and returned to Traverse City Tuesday night.

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