Organization of the United States Coast Guard

This article covers the organization of the United States Coast Guard.

The headquarters of the Coast Guard is located at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.. The Coast Guard relocated to the grounds of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital in 2013.

The Commandant of the Coast Guard is the Coast Guard's most senior officer, who, by law, holds the rank of admiral. The commandant is selected for a four-year term, which may be renewed for additional four-year periods. The current incumbent is Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, who replaced Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., in a change of command ceremony on May 30, 2014.

The Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard is Admiral Charles D. Michel.

The Deputy Commandant for Operations is Vice Admiral Charles W. Ray.

The Deputy Commandant for Mission Support is Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz.

The Commander of the Atlantic Area and Maritime Homeland Defense area Atlantic is Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz.

The Commander of the Pacific Area and Coast Guard Defense Forces West is Vice Admiral Fred M. Midgette.

There are approximately 38 rear admirals in the Coast Guard. Positions held by rear admirals include the commanders of each of the nine Coast Guard Districts, the nine assistant commandants, and the deputies to each of the vice admirals. They are also located at Coast Guard Headquarters, Department of Defense commands, and other Coast Guard commands.

The Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy is Rear Admiral James E. Rendon.

The Coast Guard also utilizes members of the civilian Senior Executive Service (SES) to serve as executives within the organization. There are approximately 16 SES officials in the Coast Guard.

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