Coast_Guard_Pacific_Area
Coast Guard Pacific Area
Area command of the United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard Pacific Area & Defense Forces West (PACAREA)[1] is an Area Command of the United States Coast Guard, a regional command element and force provider tasked with maritime safety, security, and stewardship throughout the Pacific. The command's area of responsibility encompasses six of the seven continents, 71 countries, and more than 74 million square miles of ocean—from the U.S. Western States to the waters off the east coast of Africa, and from the Arctic to Antarctica. Pacific Area has primary responsibilities for all Coast Guard operations throughout this area of responsibility.