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U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District

U.S. Coast Guard District for the Pacific Northwest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District
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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.[1]

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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.[1][2] 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.[1]

Northwest District is commanded by RADM Charles E. Fosse.[3]

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Northwest District units

Northwest District
Sector Puget Sound
Sector Columbia River
PACAREA Units
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USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726), a high endurance cutter, moors in Sasebo, Japan during extended operations
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Training

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]

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