US COAST GUARD 13TH COAST GUARD DISTRICT COMMAND MASTER CHIEF CHALLENGE COIN

This Military Challenge Coin is From a Private Collection. The Coast Guard 13th District comprises the Pacific Northwest and is the gateway to the North Pacific and Alaska. D13's Area of Responsibility encompasses four states and the entire Pacific Northwest coast. We also share a border with Canada to the north and California to the south. The Coast Guard first established its presence in the Pacific Northwest with the construction and operation of 16 lighthouses along the coast built between 1852 and 1858. The presence was reaffirmed in 1854 with the entry of the Revenue Cutter Jefferson Davis to Puget Sound. Today, D13's headquarters is located in Seattle with two Sector offices managing operations in their respective areas - Puget Sound, located in Seattle, Washinton and Columbia River, located in Portland, Oregon. This is a Command Master Chief Challenge Coin