United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
| United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
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 USPHS Commissioned Corps centennial emblem fashioned after the Corps' official Seal.
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| Active | 4 January 1889–present |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Allegiance | Constitution of the United States |
| Branch |
 United States Public Health Service
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| Type | Uniformed service |
| Role | Healthcare and medical services |
| Size | 6,700+ officers |
| Part of |  U.S. Health and Human Services Department |
| Headquarters | Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness Rockville, Maryland |
| Motto(s) | "Protecting, promoting and advancing the health and safety of the Nation!" (core values: Leadership, Service, Integrity, and Excellence) |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Anniversaries | Centennial 1989 |
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| Decorations |
 Presidential Unit Citation
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| Commanders | |
| Surgeon General | VADM Vivek H. Murthy |
| Deputy Surgeon General | RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams |
| Notable commanders |
RADM Luther Leonidas Terry VADM Julius B. Richmond VADM C. Everett Koop ADM James O. Mason ADM David Satcher ADM John O. Agwunobi ADM Joxel García |
| Insignia | |
| Flag of the U.S. Public Health Service |  |
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), also referred to as the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, is the federal uniformed service of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), and is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
Along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is one of two uniformed services that consist only of commissioned officers and has no enlisted or warrant officer ranks, although warrant officers have been authorized for use within the service. Officers of the PHS are classified as noncombatants, unless directed to serve as part of the armed forces by the President or detailed to a service branch of the armed forces. Members of the PHSCC wear the same uniforms as the United States Navy, or the United States Coast Guard (when assigned to the Coast Guard), with special PHSCC insignia, and hold ranks equivalent to officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Officers of the PHSCC typically receive their commissions through the PHSCC's direct commissioning program.
As with its parent division, the PHS, the PHSCC is under the direction of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHSCC is led by the Surgeon General, who holds the grade of vice admiral (O-9). The Surgeon General reports directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Health; the Assistant Secretary of Health may be appointed to the rank of admiral (O-10) if he or she is a currently-serving member of the PHSCC.
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