Contact: 904-714-7500
Command Center Alternative: 904-696-0230
Command Center (For Emergencies Only): 904-714-7558
OPFAC: 37100
Sector Jacksonville:
Location:
Sector Jacksonville is located at 10426 Alta Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32226. The Annex building is located at 4200 Ocean Street, Atlantic Beach, FL, 32233.
Mission:
Sector Jacksonville supports the execution of Coast Guard statutory missions.
Area of Responsibility (AOR):
The AOR encompasses 40,000 square miles of ocean and inland waterways. It spans 190 miles of coastline from King’s Bay, GA to Port Malabar, FL, including 10 inlets that provide safe passage to inland waterways. Inland waters within the AOR include 248 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway, 161 miles of the St. John’s River, and numerous rivers, creeks, and marshes.
Units and Installations:
- Station Mayport, Station Ponce de Leon Inlet, and Station Port Canaveral, FL operate within the AOR
- Sector Jacksonville is parent command to five cutters: MARIA BRAY, HAMMER, DIAMONDBACK, SKIPJACK, and TARPON
- Two Aids to Navigation teams are located at Ponce de Leon and Jacksonville Beach
- MSU Canaveral
Responsibilities:
Sector Jacksonville oversees all Coast Guard missions in the Jacksonville Captain of the Port (COTP) zone and AOR, including Search and Rescue, Ports Waterways and Coastal Security, Marine Environmental Protection, and Aids to Navigation.
Additional Details:
- Sector Jacksonville serves as the world’s second busiest cruise ship port (as of 2023) and the world’s busiest Space Port.
- Sector Jacksonville is home to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Navy Region Southeast, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Space Launch Delta 45, and Naval Ordnance Testing Unit Port Canaveral
- Sector Jacksonville functions as a Commercial Strategic Seaport and registers over 215,000 state vessels