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United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard
Seal of the United States Coast Guard.svg
The official seal of the United States Coast Guard, adopted in December 1966.
Active 4 August 1790 – present
(creation of the "Revenue Marine") (226 years, 5 months)
and
28 January 1915 – present (merger of the "Revenue Cutter Service" and the "U.S. Life-Saving Service" to officially form the "United States Coast Guard")
(102 years)
Country  United States of America
Type Coast guard
Role Coastal defense, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue
Size Civilian employees: 7,064
Active duty personnel: 36,235
Selected reservists: 7,351
Auxiliarists: 29,620
238 cutters
1,523 boats
187 aircraft
Part of DHS (2003–present)
USDOT (1967–2003)
DoT (1946–1967)
Seal of the United States Department of the Navy (1879-1957).png DoN (1941–1946)
Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury (1789-1968).png DoT (1919–1946)
Seal of the United States Department of the Navy (1879-1957).png DoN (1917–1919)
Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury (1789-1968).png DoT (1915–1917)
Nickname(s) "Coasties", "Shallow water sailors", "The Guard",
Motto(s) Semper Paratus (English: Always ready)
Colors White, CG Blue, CG Red            
March "Semper Paratus" About this sound Play 
Anniversaries 4 August
Engagements
Decorations USA - CG PUC Hurricane Katrina.png Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Donald Trump
Secretary of Homeland Security The Honorable John F. Kelly
Commandant ADM Paul F. Zukunft
Vice Commandant ADM Charles D. Michel
Master Chief Petty Officer MCPOCG Steven W. Cantrell
Insignia
Racing Stripe CGMark W.svg
Ensign (1953–present) Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg
Standard Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg
Guidon Guidon of the United States Coast Guard.png
Aircraft roundel and fin flash Roundel of the USAF.svg
Pennant US Coast Guard Commissioning Pennant.gif

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Navy by the U.S. President at any time, or by the U.S. Congress during times of war. This has happened twice, in 1917, during World War I, and in 1941, during World War II.

Created by Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the United States. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton headed the Revenue Marine, whose original purpose was collecting customs duties in the nation's seaports. By the 1860s, the service was known as the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the term Revenue Marine gradually fell into disuse.

The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915, under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As one of the country's five armed services, the Coast Guard has been involved in every U.S. war from 1790 to the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. As of 2014 the Coast Guard had over 36,000 men and women on active duty, 7,350 reservists, 29,620 auxiliarists, and 7,064 full-time civilian employees. In terms of size, the U.S. Coast Guard by itself is the world's 12th largest naval force.


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