Sectors

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SECTORS

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Sectors are shore-based operational units responsible for the execution of all Coast Guard missions within its Area of Responsibility (AOR). They receive support from Air Stations and all classes of Cutters. Subordinate commands within a Sector often include Stations, Aids To Navigation Teams (ANT), Sector Field Offices (SFO) and Marine Safety Units (MSU). Sectors replaced Coast Guard Groups, Marine Safety Offices (MSO), Activities, and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS). There are currently 36 Coast Guard Sectors.

Created in 2003, Sectors perform myriad duties related to marine safety, security, and environmental protection in major seaports and surrounding areas. A Sector Command structure combines authority and responsibilities previously shared by two or more commands into a single operational unit comprised of a senior staff and personnel of highly trained, experienced, and knowledgable experts.

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Anchorage
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Anchorage, AK
(now Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic)

Anchorage
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Anchorage, AK
(now Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic)
Contingency Planning Force Readiness
(3” H x 2-1/4” W)

Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard Yard
Baltimore, MD
(now Sector Maryland-National Capital Region)
Professional * Ready * Focused

Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard Yard
Baltimore, MD
(now Sector Maryland-National Capital Region)
Prepared * Professional * Proud

Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard Yard
Baltimore, MD
(now Sector Maryland-National Capital Region)

Boston, MA

Boston, MA
Command Center
(2-5/8” H x 2-1/4” W)

Boston, MA
Greater Boston Wardroom
(2-1/4” diameter)

Buffalo, NY
(now Sector Eastern Great Lakes)
Presented by Sector Commander

Buffalo, NY
(now Sector Eastern Great Lakes)

Charleston, SC

Columbia River
Portland, OR

Columbia River
Portland, OR
(2-1/2” diameter)

Columbia River
Portland, OR
Intelligence Staff

Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi International Airport
Corpus Christi, TX

Delaware Bay
Philadelphia, PA
(2-1/4” H x 2” W)

Delaware Bay
Philadelphia, PA

Delaware Bay
Philadelphia, PA
Sector Boarding Team (SBT)
(3” W x 2-3/4” H)

Detroit, MI
Presented by Sector Commander

Detroit, MI
Sector Commander

Detroit, MI

Detroit, MI
Industrial Production Facility

Eastern Great Lakes
Buffalo, NY
(formerly Sector Buffalo)

Sector Field Office (SFO)
Grand Haven, MI
Coast Guard City USA

Sector Field Office (SFO)
Grand Haven, MI
Coast Guard City, U.S.A.

Guam
Santa Rita, GU
(now Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam)

Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam
Santa Rita, GU
(formerly Sector Guam)
(2” W x 1-5/8” H)

Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam
Santa Rita, GU
(formerly Sector Guam)
(3” W x 2-3/8” H)

Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam
SROC
(Search & Rescue Optimization Committee)
Santa Rita, GU
(formerly Sector Guam)
(2-3/8” diameter)

Hampton Roads
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Portsmouth, VA
(now Sector Virginia)
Sector Commander

Hampton Roads
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Portsmouth, VA
(now Sector Virginia)

Honolulu
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Honolulu, HI
Sector Commander / Command Master Chief

Honolulu
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Honolulu, HI

Houston-Galveston, TX

Humboldt Bay
McKinleyville, CA

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FL
(2-1/2” diameter)

Juneau, AK
(now Sector Southeast Alaska)
Sector Commander

Juneau, AK
(now Sector Southeast Alaska)

Juneau, AK
(now Sector Southeast Alaska)
Intelligence

Key West, FL
Sector Commander / Command Master Chief

Key West, FL
Presented by Sector Commander,
Deputy Commander, and Command Master Chief

Key West, FL
Presented by Sector Commander and
Command Master Chief

Key West, FL
Southernmost Clinic
(2-1/2” diameter x 1/4” thick)

Key West, FL
Enforcement
Maritime Law Enforcement

Lake Michigan
Milwaukee, WI

Lake Michigan
Milwaukee, WI
Response / Prevention

Lake Michigan
Milwaukee, WI
Sector Command

Lake Michigan
Milwaukee, WI

Los Angeles - Long Beach (LA-LB)
U.S. Coast Guard Base Los Angeles/Long Beach
San Pedro, CA

Los Angeles - Long Beach (LA/LB)
U.S. Coast Guard Base Los Angeles/Long Beach
San Pedro, CA
Enforcement Division

Long Island Sound
New Haven, CT

Long Island Sound
New Haven, CT
CAPT Quentin R. Walsh

Long Island Sound
New Haven, CT

Lower Mississippi River
Memphis, TN

Maryland-National Capital Region
U.S. Coast Guard Yard
Baltimore, MD
(formerly Sector Baltimore)

Miami
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Miami Beach, FL

Miami
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Miami Beach, FL
Command Center

Miami
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Miami Beach, FL
Vessel Boarding Security Team (VBST)

Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL
(2-1/2” diameter)
(Unnumbered)

Mobile, AL
(2-1/2” diameter)
(Serial #328)

Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL
(Serial #274)

Mobile, AL
Enforcement Division

Mobile, AL
Incident Management Division

Sector Field Office (SFO) Moriches
Long Island, NY
(Heavy 3-1/2” diameter x 1/4” thick)

Sector Field Office (SFO) Moriches
Long Island, NY

New Orleans, LA
”Where Heroes Live”

New Orleans, LA
”Pride Of The Bayou”

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
Sector Commander / Command Master Chief
(4” H x 1-1/2” W)

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
Police Department

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
Police Department
(2” W x 2-1/2” H x 1/4” thick)

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
USCG Security Forces
(2-1/2” diameter)

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
CGPD Reserves

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
Sandy Hook Armory

New York
Fort Wadsworth-Gateway
National Recreation Area
Staten Island, NY
Enforcement - Sector Boarding Team

North Bend, OR
(Disestablished in 2023 and reorganized under Sector Columbia River)

North Carolina
Atlantic Beach, NC

North Carolina
Atlantic Beach, NC
(Gold Stars on Obverse Side)

North Carolina
Atlantic Beach, NC
(Silver Stars on Obverse Side)

North Carolina
Atlantic Beach, NC

Northern Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
(formerly Sector Sault Sainte Marie)

Northern New England
South Portland, ME
(Red Border)

Northern New England
South Portland, ME
(Orange Border)

Northern New England
South Portland, ME

Ohio Valley
Louisville, KY

Portland
(now Sector Columbia River)
Portland, OR

Puget Sound
Seattle, WA
(formerly Sector Seattle)

Puget Sound
Seattle, WA
Joint Harbor Operations Center
(formerly Sector Seattle)

San Diego, CA
(formerly Activities San Diego)

San Diego, CA
(formerly Activities San Diego)
Response

Activities San Diego, CA
(now Sector San Diego)

San Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
San Francisco, CA
Presented by the Captain of the Port
CAPT A.J. Ceraolo

San Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
San Francisco, CA
”Bravo Zulu”
In Appreciation of Your Hard work

San Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
San Francisco, CA

San Juan, PR

San Juan, PR
Wardroom

San Juan, PR
Emergency Management
(3” H x 2-1/2” W)

San Juan, PR
Enforcement
(2-3/4” W x 2-1/4” H)

San Juan, PR
Enforcement
(3-1/2” W x 1-1/4” H)

Sault Sainte Marie, MI
(now Sector Northern Great Lakes)

Seattle, WA
(now Sector Puget Sound)
(2” H x 1-1/2” W)

Seattle, WA
(now Sector Puget Sound)

Southeastern New England
Woods Hole, MA
Presented by the Sector Commander

Southeastern New England
Woods Hole, MA

Sector Field Office (SFO)
Southwest Harbor, ME

St. Petersburg, FL
Sector Commander

St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg, FL
Intelligence Division
(3” diameter x 3/16” thick)

Upper Mississippi River
Robert A. Young Federal Building
St. Louis, MO
Sector Commander

Upper Mississippi River
Robert A. Young Federal Building
St. Louis, MO

Virginia
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Portsmouth, VA
(formerly Sector Hampton Roads)
Sector Commander

Virginia
U.S. Coast Guard Base
Portsmouth, VA
(formerly Sector Hampton Roads)
Sector Boarding Team (SBT)

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