Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) is an area command of United States Coast Guard that oversees all Coast Guard domestic operations east of the Rocky Mountains, including the Caribbean and foreign areas of interest in Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Country	United States
Branch	United States Coast Guard
Type	Area command
Headquarters	Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia
Nickname(s)	LANTAREA
Website	Official website
Commanders
Commander	VADM Nathan A. Moore
Deputy Commander	RADM Mark J. Fedor
Command Master Chief	CMC Charlie F. Salls

Under LANTAREA are the First, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Coast Guard Districts.^[1]

LANTAREA collaborates with the Coast Guard Pacific Area to respond to national level incidents, including hurricane response and large-scale environmental pollution. They deploy cutters to areas within their control to combat transnational organized crime, to prevent, deter, detect and interdict illicit smuggling efforts.^[1]

References

1. "About Us". Atlantic Area of the United States Coast Guard. Retrieved December 21, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• "U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area". Defense Media Network. Retrieved December 27, 2021.