 CGAS Houston was commissioned on December 23, 1963, on a one-acre parcel of land at Ellington AFB, southeast of downtown Houston.Two HH-52A Sea Guard helicopters, seven Officer/pilots, and 18 enlisted mechanics/aircrewmen set up shop in a World War II era hangar built in 1942.CDR David W. Difreest assumed command as the Air Station's first Commanding Officer.