U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District
U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District is based at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, in Seattle, Washington. It covers the Pacific Northwest and its area of responsibility encompasses four states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Northwest District is divided into two Sectors – Puget Sound and Columbia River. The district has more than 3,000 active duty and reserve members, civilian employees, and auxiliaries and operates twenty-one cutters, 132 boats and eleven aircraft.
Command and duties
Northwest District's assets carry out an array of daily operations including search and rescue, coastal patrols to enforce safety and fisheries regulations, conduct safety and compliance inspections, examine commercial vessels and waterfront facilities, and protect strategic defense and critical infrastructure. The District also contains the United States largest domestic ferry system, as well as the third largest domestic port, the third largest cruise ship port, and the largest grain export gateway in the country. Northwest District also provides support and ports to various Coast Guard Pacific Area assets, including two high endurance cutters, three medium endurance cutters, two icebreakers, a Port Security Unit, Maritime Safety and Security Team, and Base Seattle.Northwest District is commanded by RADM Charles E. Fosse.
Northwest District units
;Northwest District- Coast Guard Northwest District HQ, Jackson Federal Building, Seattle, Washington
- USCGC Elm WLB-204, Naval [Air Station Tongue Point|Base Tongue Point], Astoria, Oregon
- , Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington
- USCG Station Seattle, Seattle, Washington
- *Sector Puget Sound HQ
- *Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound
- *Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service
- *Marine Safety Office Puget Sound
- USCG Station Quillayute River, La Push, Washington
- USCG Station Port Angeles, Port Angeles, Washington
- *Sector Field Office Port Angeles
- *USCGC Adelie
- *USCGC Swordfish
- *USCGC Wahoo
- USCG Station Bellingham, Bellingham, Washington
- *USCGC Sea Lion
- *USCGC Terrapin
- USCG Station Neah Bay, Neah Bay, Washington
- USCGC Blueshark, Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington
- USCGC Osprey, Port Townsend, Washington
- Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale, Washington
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- Sector Columbia River HQ, Portland, Oregon
- USCG Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington
- *National Motor Lifeboat School
- USCG Station Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington
- USCG Station Portland, Portland, Oregon
- *Marine Safety Office/Group Portland
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- USCG Station Tillamook Bay, Garibaldi, Oregon
- Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Astoria, OR
- Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, Kennewick, Washington
- Sector North Bend HQ, North Bend, Oregon
- USCG Station Chetco River, Harbor, Oregon
- USCG Station Coos Bay, Charleston, Oregon
- *Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay
- *USCGC Orcas
- USCG Station Depoe Bay, Newport, Oregon
- USCG Station Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon
- USCG Station Umpqua River, Winchester Bay, Oregon
- USCG Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon
- USCG Base Seattle, Seattle, Washington
- Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101, Seattle
- Port Security Unit 313, Tacoma, Washington
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- Facilities Design & Construction Center, Seattle, Washington
- Investigation Services Northwest, Seattle
- USCG Recruiting Offices
- *Tukwila, Washington
- *Vancouver, Washington
- *Boise, Idaho
- Regional Exam Centers
- *Seattle, Washington
- *Portland, Oregon