Editing United States Coast Guard (section)

===Districts and units===

The Coast Guard's current district organization is divided into 9 districts. Their designations, district office and area of responsibility are as follows:

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! District !! District Office !! Area of responsibility !! Note
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|| [[Coast Guard District 1|1st]]||  [[Boston, Massachusetts]] || [[New England]] states, eastern [[New York (state)|New York]] and northern [[New Jersey]] || [http://www.uscg.mil/d1/ 1]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 5|5th]]|| [[Portsmouth, Virginia]] || [[Pennsylvania]], southern [[New Jersey]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], and [[North Carolina]]||[http://www.uscg.mil/d5/ 5]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 7|7th]]|| [[Miami, Florida]] || [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], eastern [[Florida]], [[Puerto Rico]], <br />and the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]||[http://www.uscg.mil/d7/ 7]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 8|8th]]
|| [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] 
|| [[Mississippi River System|Western Rivers]] of the U.S. and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] 
||[http://www.uscg.mil/d8/ 8]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 9|9th]] || [[Cleveland, Ohio]] || [[Great Lakes]] || [http://www.uscg.mil/d9/ 9]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 11|11th]]|| [[Alameda, California]] || [[California]], [[Arizona]], [[Nevada]], and [[Utah]] || [http://www.uscg.mil/D11/ 11]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 13|13th]] || [[Seattle, Washington]] || [[Oregon]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Idaho]] and [[Montana]] || [http://www.uscg.mil/d13/ 13]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 14|14th]]|| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] || [[Hawaii]] and Pacific territories 
||[http://www.uscg.mil/d14/ 14]
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|| [[Coast Guard District 17|17th]]|| [[Juneau, Alaska]] || [[Alaska]] || [http://www.uscg.mil/d17/ 17]
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