PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced it has renamed its operational districts from a numbered system to a geographic system.
According to a release, the change also includes changing the Coast Guard Fifth District to Coast Guard East District. The change is part of Force Design 2028 (FD2028), which was first implemented by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on May 21, 2025.
The initiative aims to more accurately represent the regions in which the districts serve…