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Pacific Area External Affairs

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area External Affairs Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif.

Welcome

The Pacific Area (PACAREA) External Affairs Branch provides strategic guidance and support to the PACAREA Commander, Staff and field units on governmental and public affairs matters. Through the development of positive communication, interaction and outreach, PACAREA External Affairs endeavors to advance and strengthen external relationships to promote Coast Guard strategic objectives and highlight operational successes throughout the Area of Responsibility. The PACAREA External Affairs mission posture is guided by the Coast Guard’s core values, the Commandant’s Direction, and the PACAREA Commander’s Strategic Intent.

Points of Contact:

Media Relations
(510) 437-3375
D11-DG-M-PACAREA-PA@uscg.mil

Mailing Address:

      Commander Pacific Area (PAC-092)
      Coast Guard Public Affairs
      Coast Guard Island Bldg. 51-5
      Alameda, CA 94501

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area News Links:

      Coast Guard Compass
      USCG Public Affairs website
      Coast Guard Pacific Area Facebook site
      Twitter
      Instagram

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home after 89-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to offload approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine in San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bering Sea patrol

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bearing Sea patrol

Media Availability: USA’s largest icebreaker to visit Charleston following Arctic deployment, interviews available

U.S. Coast Guard stands up two new marine environmental response units Honolulu

Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns home following 118-day, 23,000-mile Western Pacific patrol

Coast Guard Cutter crews conduct first high-seas boardings off the coast of Peru, under new SPRFMO measure

U.S. Coast Guard servicemembers participate in Pacific Partnership 2023

Port Security Unit 313 conducts joint training with King County Metro

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy departs Tromsø, Norway following engagements with Norwegian Coast Guard, maritime government officials

Pacific Islands Forum leaders tour U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy completes mission with U.S. National Science Foundation in East Siberian Sea