Click on the map for full size. “The Coast Guard has an international presence, including three permanent international units. Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) is the Coast Guard’s largest unit outside of the United States. PATFORSWA is currently supporting the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. The Coast Guard has two commands (Activities Europe and Activities Far East) that support the Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety and Security mission, conducting marine inspection, marine investigation, and international port security operations to ensure the integrity of the Marine Transportation System. The Coast Guard also has personnel assigned to nine DoD Combatant Commands and often has a presence on all seven continents and all of the world’s oceans, projecting national sovereignty with our icebreakers, National Security Cutters, aviation assets, and deployable specialized forces.” -original caption recovered July 15, 2026
Thought some might find this interesting. I have to caution, this may be out of date and incomplete. The caption quoted above includes the statement, “PATFORSWA is currently supporting the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.” Operation Freedom’s Sentinel which began in 2015, ended in August 2021. Since they do not use the name USINDOPACOM for the Pacific Command and that name change happened in 2018, it probably has not been changed for at least eight years. Even so, it may be surprising how many international positions the Coast Guard occupies.
There is also a Domestic Force Laydown on the same web page, but it does not look very useful. It does not include all air stations or WLB and WPC homeports and what is at each geographic location is not labeled. It also does not use the current district names.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
The 25 build requirement for OPC had better not shrink. We need every one of them.
Once the crew rotation concept was abandoned, it should have been obvious we needed 33% more large ships than the 33 planned in the Program of Record, meaning we needed 44 just to fulfill the requirements which are now obsolete. We really need more than 44 large patrol ships, but they don’t all have to be as large as OPCs, and in fact I think we should be building something a bit more capable as a warship, faster and with space for containerized add-ons.
A Navajo-class could fit the bill. They cost $85Million and are manufactured by more than one shipyard. Some modifications may be required which would probably increase the crew complement (65).