Coast Guard Station Quillayute River Conducts Two Boat Training

U.S. Coast Guard Northwest

Seattle, WA, US

The United States Coast Guard Northwest District area of responsibility spans Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. More than 3,000 active duty and reserve members, civilian employees, and Coast Guard Auxiliarists are stationed in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest District's operational assets include 21 Cutters, 132 Boats and 11 Aircraft.

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Coast Guard rescues 2 hunters

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Astoria conducts a hoist to rescue 2 stranded hunters from a remote cabin in the vicinity of the Suiattle River Valley, Washington. The hunters became stranded after floodwaters washed out their only egress route and they ran out of food. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video)

Taken: 12.12.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

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Coast Guard Station Quillayute River Conducts Two...

12.10.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daylan Garlic-Jackson

The boat crew of the Coast Guard Station Quillayute River based 47-foot Motor Lifeboat: 47288 breaks through cresting surf while conducting two...

MSST K9 Training

11.18.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists Petty Officer 1st Class Alesha Horn and Nikki, an explosive detection K9 assigned to Maritime Safety and...

MSST K9 Training

11.18.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

Nikki, an explosive detection K9 assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101, prepares to be hoisted during air-to-vessel training in Port...

U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians...

10.31.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lowers an aviation survival technician (AST) into the Pacific Ocean while participating in...

U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians...

11.03.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk

U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians (ASTs) train as part of Advanced Helicopter Rescue School in Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, Nov...

Rear Adm. Avanni visits FEMA Region 10 during flood...

12.16.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter

Rear Adm. Arex Avanni, commander Coast Guard Northwest District, visits FEMA Region 10 in Bothel, Wash., during the ongoing response to...

Coast Guard Sends Strike Teams to Aid in Washington...

12.17.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daylan Garlic-Jackson

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Seth Hunt, from the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team, stands next to D. Mazaika from FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Team...

Yaquina Bay Rescue

12.14.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay crews recovered two mariners wearing red immersion suits from the water three nautical miles west of Newport,...

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Recent News Stories

Sector Puget Sound Earns 2025 “Bud” Sparks...

11.15.2025 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Megan Brower

Coast Guard’s Sector Puget Sound has been named the 2025 recipient of the Rear Adm. Bennett “Bud” Sparks Award, recognizing it as the top...

CW0-4 McGhee — Coast Guard trailblazer in health...

11.17.2023 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

Chief Warrant Officer Kristopher David McGhee (he really prefers just David) has lived a bright life; lit by the opportunities and experiences of his 32 years in the Coast Guard. He will retire next month after an illustrious and accomplished career.

CW0-4 McGhee — Coast Guard trailblazer in health...

11.17.2023 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler

Chief Warrant Officer Kristopher David McGhee (he really prefers just David) has lived a bright life; lit by the opportunities and experiences of...

Meet the rescue swimmer who saved a man after a...

02.13.2023 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero

Coast Guard rescue swimmer reflects on daring rescue.

Coast Guard honors SPAR veteran at 100th birthday...

05.10.2022 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero

Jeanne Yoder, a resident of Sequim, Washington, is one of those women who answered the call to service and one of many of the Pacific...

The Sky is No Limit!

11.10.2021 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham

Coast Guard pilot aspires to change the perception that aviation is for one gender

For greater generations

07.06.2021 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero

Remembering U.S. Coast Guard WWII Veteran Michael Brewer.

A whale of awe: Protecting the Soul of the Salish Sea

06.23.2021 | Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark

A 30-foot, 14,000-pound apex predator doesn't roar. It sprays a rainbow-ridden waterspout. Try to look away as an orca's 6-foot, black dorsal fin bursts through the surface and entraps your gaze as you peer over the emerald waters of the Salish Sea. The orca audibly takes in another breath, filling its lungs once more before the black fin slips down to the depths and away from sight. Soon, more rise to the surface in a display of geysers, and...

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