| Coast Guard Atlantic Area | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Coast Guard |
| Type | Area command |
| Headquarters | Portsmouth Federal Building,Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Nickname | LANTAREA |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Area Commander | VADMNathan A. Moore |
| Deputy Area Commander | RADMMark J. Fedor |
| Command Master Chief | CMC Charlie F. Salls |
Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) is anArea Command of theUnited States Coast Guard, a regional command element and force provider tasked with maritime safety, security, and stewardship throughout the Atlantic. The command oversees all Coast Guard domestic operations east of theRocky Mountains, including theCaribbean and foreign areas of interest inEurope,Africa, andSoutheast Asia.
Five regionaldistricts commands run day-to-day operations. Atlantic Area is responsible for coordinating and deploying cutters, aircraft, pollution response equipment, and thousands of personnel between districts when major events occur. After major disasters, Atlantic Area assists districts by ensuring resources, equipment, and personnel are surged to impacted areas for rescue and recovery efforts, while also ensuring other Coast Guard operations throughout the region continue.[1]
Under LANTAREA are the Coast Guard's Northeast, East, Southeast, Heartland and Great Lakes Districts.[1]
LANTAREA deploys cutters to areas within their control to combat transnational organized crime, to prevent, deter, detect and interdict illicit smuggling efforts.[1]
In addition to assets at each of its subordinate units, the Atlantic Area command's operational assets include:
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