U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District

Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
Logo of United States Coast Guard Northwest District
CountryUnited States of America
BranchCoast Guard
Size2,000+
Part ofPacific Area
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
(Henry M. Jackson Federal Building)
MottosSemper Paratus
(Always Ready)
Commanders
District CommanderRADM Charles E. Fosse
Chief of StaffCAPT Holly R. Harrison
Command Master ChiefMCPO Michael P. Demopoulos

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.