Atlantic Area

The Coast Guard's Atlantic Area encompasses operations from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf, across five Coast Guard Districts and 40 states.

Latest Atlantic Area News

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, Navy, Brazilian navy participate in WWII memorial wreath-laying ceremony near Key West

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard provides humanitarian assistance to Honduras after Hurricane Eta

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 7 in 2 cases off Georgia coast

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home after 48-day Caribbean counter-drug patrol

IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues 3 people on personal watercraft south of St. John's River Inlet

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, DNR rescue 2 near St. Catherines Sound

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for man in Port of Savannah

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard transfers 4 suspected smugglers, $1.4 million in seized cocaine to federal agents in San Juan, Puerto Rico

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs captain from aground boat in Santee Bay

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba crew returns home to Boston after 65 day counter-narcotics patrol

Coast Guard Atlantic Area News Release archives

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Atlantic Area PA Contact

Main
(757) 398-6521

After Hours
(757) 641-0763

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Commander (Ae)
431 Crawford St., Suite 516
Portsmouth, VA 23704

For other public affairs contacts view the public affairs office list.

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Search and rescue doesn't take weekends... We've seen increased boating this season as folks seek ways to get outs… https://t.co/iyJmw7eUBN

Welcome to Galveston @marmilbr! @USCG is privileged to receive the Brasil crew and share experiences. Brazil is… https://t.co/4uAq9OvQmO

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RT @USCG: A #USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin aircrew deployed aboard Coast Guard Cutter SENECA provided humani…

We're honored, alongside USS Zephyr and Brazilian training ship Brasil, to recognize the sacrifice of those aboard… https://t.co/jJ7RKQtlnq

We can all use a little joy right now and what’s better than releasing baby sea turtles?! Our folks at Station Ft… https://t.co/ah4tljZpLY

Congratulations to the diverse #team enabling the safe delivery of the #dragoncrew to the #ISS. Just over 50 year… https://t.co/bUAADw6D2k

HITRON History Series: Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell In this video, we sat down with Rear Adm. Donna L. Cottrell, Ninth… https://t.co/cKTkWmWUzg

Eta is still out there, so are we. Watch @uscgsoutheast and @NHC_Atlantic for updates. In anticipation of gale-f… https://t.co/NiQOpxtJnp

(2/2) @USCGLANTAREA and Historically Black Colleges and Universities partnered over the last few years on diversity… https://t.co/pMtovdQNub

(1/2) Last week Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, @Norfolkstate president, met with Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, @USCG Atlant… https://t.co/GqdhmUg4gR

Aids to navigation, ports, and commerce are a top priority. Our team in the #Keys is actively engaged in assessment… https://t.co/paImrZCF2K

#ICYMI our crews are active throughout Western Hemisphere saving lives, protecting the oceans, and building… https://t.co/ywKbTRpOKk

(4/4) Salvage operations are always a dynamic and constantly evolving situation. #PlanForward #ActForward… https://t.co/1WxukLBBKe

(3/4) Our thanks to all these responders and the patience of the community through this project. This response has… https://t.co/N1u8UFBluZ

(2/4) The vessel will be used to cut and lift the wreck sequentially into 8 sections to be placed on barges and dry… https://t.co/MiJcnhTYLc

(1/4) “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”… https://t.co/Wn182j7dt2

Our @USCGSoutheast team is prepping and bracing for Eta. @NHC_Atlantic is forecasting tropical storm force winds… https://t.co/xibKsw22pY

We're watching this one closely. Potential impacts for our @USCGSoutheast and @USCGHeartland communities. Follow t… https://t.co/iM2tJAjhcx

#Flashbackfriday #CoastGuardCutterBear #crewmembers #rescue a #seaturtle trapped in fishing nets. Bear diverted fro… https://t.co/7AF5tVYS2i

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