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U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

PACAREA's Area of Responsibility (AOR) encompasses six of the seven continents, more than 70 countries, and more than 74 million square miles of ocean — from the U.S. Western States to Asia, and from the Arctic to Antarctica.

...every once in a while someone is out there without hope, desperately praying for their life & we get to be the answer #USCG

I take all the responsibility, all the risks, all the hardships that my office would call upon me to take. Capt Michael Healy, USRCS, 1896

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The lighthouse & lightship appeal to the interests & better instinct of man because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness GRPutnam

#USCG Happy 220th Birthday! Thank you!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-SjW7t113Y Vice Adm. Brice-O'Hara

The #USCG is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise. Rep Russ Carnahan MO

CGQuote: I do not steer by any man’s compass but my own. -Captain Michael Healy, USRCS, USCGC Bear, 1896 #USCG

CGQuote: Adaptability is synonymous with the operations of the United States Coast Guard.” - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN #USCG

CGQuote: I will ensure that my superiors rest easy with the knowledge that I am on the helm, no matter what the conditions.-Surfman's Creed

A few armed vessels,judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports,might at a small expense be made useful sentinels of laws-AHamilton

Please Watch This Tribute to Honor #CoastGuard Wartime #Veterans http://bit.ly/4gPKRl #VeteransDay

#USCG: A Day in the Life of a Recruit at #CoastGuard Boot Camp, Cape May, NJ http://url4.eu/iszz Whew, Gave me the heebs 20 yrs later!

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Pacific Area Leadership

Vice Admiral Joseph (Joe) R. Buzzella

Official Portrait of Acting Pacific Area Commander Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella

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Rear Admiral Jeffrey W. Novak

Official Portrait of Deputy Commander Pacific Area Rear Admiral Jeffrey Novak

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Captain Tad Wilson

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Master Chief Petty Officer Josh M. McBride

Official Portrait of Pacific Area Command Master Chief Josh McBride

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Captain David Aaron Stroud

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