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U.S. Coast Guard East (formerly District 5)

Welcome to the Coast Guard's East District, located in Portsmouth, Va.

The Coast Guard’s East District Headquarters in Portsmouth, Va., is responsible for Coast Guard activities from South Carolina to New Jersey. There are three offices responsible for media relations here. The main office in Portsmouth and detached office in Baltimore. For more information about the East District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d5.

LATEST EAST DISTRICT NEWS

July 3, 2025
Coast Guard District 5 renamed to Coast Guard East District
July 1, 2025
Coast Guard, National Park Service teams up to rescue mariner
June 12, 2025
IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues father, son off Virginia coast 
June 5, 2025
Update: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to diesel spill on Patapsco River in Maryland
June 5, 2025
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard participating in Harborfest 2025
June 5, 2025
Coast Guard responds to diesel spill on Patapsco River in Maryland
May 12, 2025
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to host media at Station Emerald Isle for boating safety
May 1, 2025
VIDEO/AUDIO RELEASE: Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller near Wilmington, N.C.
April 10, 2025
Coast Guard, locals rescue overdue boater near Barnegat Bay
April 4, 2025
National 406 Day: Coast Guard urges mariners to properly register and dispose of emergency beacons
March 27, 2025
FEATURE: A lifetime of service: A volunteer’s journey to honorary Coast Guard chief
March 14, 2025
Coast Guard conducts joint operation to disrupt illicit maritime activity in Philadelphia
March 13, 2025
Multimedia Release: Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay completes pistol qualification course
March 6, 2025
Unified response: an inside look at nearly 300 Coast Guardsmen responding to the Potomac River plane crash
March 4, 2025
Photo Release: Coast Guard controls, secures, and defends capital's waterways during joint session of congress
Feb. 28, 2025
MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team conclude search and rescue forum in Hampton
Feb. 25, 2025
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard, Port of Virginia Maritime Incident Response Team to host search and rescue forum in Hampton, Va.
Feb. 18, 2025
Coast Guard, partner agencies responding to boat fire on Delaware River 
Feb. 1, 2025
Update 2: Coast Guard, multiple partner agencies, responding to plane crash in Potomac River
Jan. 31, 2025
Coast Guard conducts alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas
Jan. 30, 2025
Update 1: Coast Guard, multiple partner agencies, responding to plane crash in Potomac River
Jan. 29, 2025
Coast Guard rescues two mariners from sinking sailboat more than 100 miles off North Carolina coast
Jan. 11, 2025
Update 2: Coast Guard, partners responding to aground cargo ship in Philadelphia
Jan. 10, 2025
Update 1: Coast Guard, partners responding to aground cargo ship in Philadelphia 
Jan. 10, 2025
FEATURE: Coast Guard Sector Virginia: A year of secure waterways

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION

MAIN
(757) 398-6272

AFTER HOURS
(757) 295-8435

U.S. Coast Guard East District
Commander (de)
431 Crawford St., Suite 603
Portsmouth, VA 23704

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East District News Archive

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OTHER COAST GUARD NEWS

The Reservist - Official Publication of the Coast Guard Reserve 

Coast Guard Retirees' Newsletter 

Coast Guard Auxiliary News 

Proceedings - The Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea