U.S. Coast Guard District for the Pacific Northwest
Military unit
An aerial view of Base Seattle U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District is based at theHenry M. Jackson Federal Building , inSeattle, Washington . It covers thePacific Northwest and its area of responsibility encompasses four states;Washington ,Oregon ,Idaho , andMontana . Northwest District is divided into two Sectors –Puget Sound andColumbia River . The district has more than 3,000 active duty and reserve members, civilian employees, andauxiliaries and operates twenty-onecutters , 132 boats and eleven aircraft.[ 1]
Northwest District's assets carry out an array of daily operations includingsearch 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 thethird largest domestic port , the third largestcruise ship port , and the largestgrain export gateway in the country.[ 1] [ 2] Coast Guard Pacific Area assets, including twohigh endurance cutters , threemedium endurance cutters , two icebreakers, aPort Security Unit ,Maritime Safety and Security Team , and Base Seattle.[ 1]
Northwest District is commanded byRADM Charles E. Fosse.[ 3]
Northwest District units [ edit ] Northwest District Sector Puget Sound USCG Station Seattle, Seattle, Washington[ 7] USCG Station Quillayute River,La Push, Washington [ 12] USCG Station Port Angeles,Port Angeles, Washington [ 13] Sector Field Office (SFO) Port Angeles[ 14] USCGCAdelie (WPB-87333)[ 15] USCGCSwordfish (WPB-87358)[ 16] USCGCWahoo (WPB-87345)[ 17] USCG Station Bellingham,Bellingham, Washington [ 18] USCGCSea Lion (WPB-87352)[ 19] USCGCTerrapin (WPB-87366)[ 20] USCG Station Neah Bay, Neah Bay, Washington[ 21] USCGCBlueshark (WPB-87360), Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington[ 22] USCGCOsprey (WPB-87307),Port Townsend, Washington [ 23] Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor,Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor ,Silverdale, Washington [ 24] Sector Columbia River Sector Columbia River HQ,Portland, Oregon [ 25] USCG Station Cape Disappointment ,Ilwaco, Washington [ 26] National Motor Lifeboat School[ 27] USCG Station Grays Harbor,Westport, Washington [ 28] USCG Station Portland,Portland, Oregon [ 29] USCG Station Tillamook Bay,Garibaldi, Oregon [ 32] Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Astoria, OR[ 33] Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick,Kennewick, Washington [ 34] Sector North Bend HQ,North Bend, Oregon [ 35] USCG Station Chetco River,Harbor, Oregon [ 36] USCG Station Coos Bay,Charleston, Oregon [ 37] Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay[ 38] USCGCOrcas (WPB-1327)[ 39] USCG Station Depoe Bay,Newport, Oregon [ 40] [ 41] USCG Station Siuslaw River,Florence, Oregon [ 42] USCG Station Umpqua River,Winchester Bay, Oregon [ 43] USCG Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon[ 44] PACAREA Units USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726) , a high endurance cutter, moors in Sasebo, Japan during extended operationsUSCG Base Seattle, Seattle, Washington[ 45] Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91101, Seattle[ 46] Port Security Unit 313,Tacoma, Washington [ 47] USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) , Seattle[ 48] USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) , Seattle[ 49] Polar Star .[ 50] USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) , Seattle[ 51] USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) , Seattle[ 52] USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726) , Seattle[ 53] USCGC Active (WMEC-618) , Port Angeles, Washington[ 54] USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) , Warrenton, Oregon[ 55] USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623) , Warrenton[ 56] HQ Units Facilities Design & Construction Center, Seattle, Washington[ 57] Investigation Services Northwest, Seattle[ 58] USCG Recruiting Offices[ 58] Regional Exam Centers[ 59] Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon Not only does the Northwest District deal with the nation's largest amount of recreational traffic, but it is also home to one of only two Maritime Force Protection Units, which are responsible for escorting America's Trident ballistic-missile submarines to and from their home port. It is also the home of the National Motor Lifeboat School near Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington. The Advanced Helicopter Rescue School across the Columbia River teaches extreme rescue scenarios at the Tongue Point and Air Station in Astoria, Oregon.[citation needed
^a b c "About us" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Snake River Dams — Facts" .Washington Grain Commission . Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "13th District Command Cadre" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2025 .^ "13th Coast Guard District" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Fir (WLB-213)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Sector Puget Sound" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "VTS Puget Sound" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Marine Safety Office Puget Sound" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Quillayute River" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "SFO Port Angeles" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Adelie (WPB 87333)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Swordfish (WPB 87358)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Wahoo (WPB 87345)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Bellingham" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCG Sea Lion (WPB-87352)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Terrapin (WPB 87366)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Neah Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Blueshark (WPB 87360)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Osprey (WPB 87307)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Coast Guard Sector Columbia River" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "National Motor Lifeboat School" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Portland" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Marine Safety Office/Group Portland" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Bluebell (WLI 313)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Aids to Navigation Team Astoria" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "US Coast Guard Sector North Bend" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Chetco River" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Coos Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Orcas (WPB 1327)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ Bernstein, Maxine (November 25, 2025)."Coast Guard helicopter must remain in Newport, federal judge says in temporary order" .Oregonian/OregonLive . ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Umpqua River" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle" .USCG Deputy Commandant for Mission Support . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91101" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Port Security Unit (313)" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on January 20, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB 11)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ LaGrone, Sam (February 17, 2017)."Coast Guard: Icebreaker Polar Sea Now a 'Parts Donor;' Refurbishment Deemed Too Expensive" .USNI News . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 . ^ "USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717)" .USCG District 13 . Archived fromthe original on March 30, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Midgett (WHEC 726)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Active (WMEC 618)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Alert (WMEC 630)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623)" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Facilities Design & Construction Center Pacific" (PDF) .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^a b "Units within 13th District" .USCG District 13 . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .^ "Regional Exam Centers" .Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019 .
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