United States Coast Guard (USCG) Atlantic Area

The Atlantic Area Command Center coordinates Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Rescue Missions that occur on the High Seas across and outside District Boundaries ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf and spans 14 million square miles.

Area Units
- Activities Europe
- Communications Command
- HELICOPTER INTERDICTION TACTICAL SQUADRON (HITRON)
- MIFC LANT
- MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAM EAST
- MARITIME SAFETY & SECURITY TEAMS
  - MSST CAPE COD (91110)
  - MSST HOUSTON (91104)
  - MSST KINGS BAY (91108)
  - MSST MIAMI (91114)
  - MSST NEW ORLEANS (91112)
  - MSST NEW YORK (91106)
- NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE (NSF)
  - ATLANTIC STRIKE TEAM
  - Gulf Strike Team
  - INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ASSIST TEAM
  - PACIFIC STRIKE TEAM
  - PUBLIC INFORMATION ASSIST TEAM
- PATFORSWA
- TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAMS (TACLET)
  - PACIFIC TACTICAL LAW ENFORCMENT TEAM
  - TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM SOUTH
Area Cutters
Contact Public Affairs

Commander Atlantic Area Vice Admiral Steven D. Poulin		Chief Of Staff Atlantic Area Captain Sean P. Regan

Deputy Commander Atlantic Area Rear Admiral Smith		Reserve Chief of Staff Atlantic Area Captain Hill

Command Master Chief Atlantic Area CMC Devin R. Spencer		Chaplain, Atlantic Area CAPT Clifford Stuart

Reserve Command Master Chief Atlantic Area Master Chief Joe Pasqua		Historian Atlantic Area William H. Thiesen, PHD

LCDR McCarthey, operations officer of the USCGC Stone WMSL 758, exchanges gifts with members of the Guyana Coast Gu… https://t.co/lIMWkTqcFQ

The U. S. and Guyana governments enacted a bilateral agreement in 2020 and put it into action through training to c… https://t.co/AFk0Zg3smp

With several ratings represented, Resolute's 13 new female crewmembers add tremendous value to the cutter's diversi… https://t.co/IkXACfJyZD

The U. S. Coast Guard and Guyana coast guard completed their first cooperative exercise this January, training to c… https://t.co/Kp7bInKzvU

RT @USCGSoutheast: #BreakingNews @USCG Sector St. Pete will activate a 2 mile safety zone in Gulf of Mexico tonight w/ @NASA @FAANews & @Sp…

Small boats from the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) and Guyana's coast guard patrol off the coast of Guyana on January 9.… https://t.co/fIi4EWZrpq

RT @USCG: The more people get vaccinated the faster we can defeat COVID. Until we reach that milestone, care for yourself one small way eac…

How do you start a patrol? With a drug bust! Congrats to USCGC Stone With the case handed off to USCGC Raymond E… https://t.co/NwVYqged5z

RT @USCG: Do you have questions about the vaccine? What are the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Visit https://t.co/5D8gMbxWVS for a…

Our LANT command thanked our medical team for their diligence during the pandemic today before joining the ranks of… https://t.co/jfHtUqHSm2

Bravo Zulu to PO Shultz, meritoriously advanced to first class by VADM Poulin! Her professional competence, compas… https://t.co/KtSKsNK1hD

RT @USCGSoutheast: #ICYMI Thank you to the good Sam who rescued 2 people off this 56-foot vessel and to the @USCG Station Islamorada crew w…

Bravo Zulu to PO James, meritoriously advanced to first class by VADM Poulin! His consistent excellence contribute… https://t.co/KLu5lE3IGE

RT @Southcom: Sailors assigned to USS Comstock (LSD 45) & embarked @USCG Law Enforcement Detachment conduct a maritime interdiction ops exe…

Bravo Zulu to PO Yoder, meritoriously advanced to first class by VADM Poulin! Sustained superior performance contr… https://t.co/8f5RPOi2rB

The clock neared 12 with a New Year insight A still ocean reflecting the moon’s bright light The sound of sleeping… https://t.co/Lr64HUIxvw

We’re seeing 2020 off with a rescue! Bravo Zulu to USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) crew and their keen eye. On patrol, t… https://t.co/mvejwmSTQW

How is #HITRON a #forcefromabove? PO1 Dechmerowski lays out what it’s like to be a gunner at the @uscg Helicopter I… https://t.co/8yiIHO7idh

#ICYMI USCGC Stone is officially underway on their first patrol! The crew of this new Legend-class cutter will wo… https://t.co/hSLQD1HnHd

RT @USCG: Happy holidays! 🎅🚁 https://t.co/LnxK21T58U

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