United States Coast Guard

**United States Coast Guard**
	security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
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Instance of	coast guard; federal law enforcement agency of the United States; sea rescue organization;
Part of	United States Armed Forces;
Location	United States of America;
Founded by	Alexander Hamilton;
Inception	4 August 1790; 1790;
Replaces	United States Life-Saving Service; United States Revenue Cutter Service;
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	38° 51′ 23″ N, 77° 00′ 39″ W
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United States Armed Forces
U.S. Army \| U.S. Marine Corps \| U.S. Navy \| U.S. Air Force \| U.S. Space Force \| U.S. Coast Guard

English: The United States Coast Guard (abbreviated USCG stylised as U.S.C.G.) is a service within the Department of Homeland Security involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, in wartime it becomes a branch of the United States Armed Forces with a role in national defense.

Español: La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos (United States Coast Guard) forma la rama más pequeña de las cinco que forman las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos.

Français : US Coast Guard

Português: Guarda Costeira dos Estados Unidos

Русский: Береговая охрана США

Soomaaliga: Ilaalada Xeebta Mareykanka

Tiếng Việt: Tuần duyên Hoa Kỳ

中文：美国海岸警卫队

Heraldry/Logotipos

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary — Official Mark
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs Program Logo
U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division
Chaplain of the Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard Pacific area
USCG 1st District
USCG 5th District
USCG 7th District
USCG 8th District
USCG 9th District
USCG 11th District
USCG 13th District
USCG 14th District
USCG 17th District
Rescue 21
United States Coast Guard Command Control and Communications

See Category:United States Coast Guard Districts

Flags/Banderas

U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Flag
Flag of Commandant
Flag of Vice Commandant
Flag of Vice Admiral
Flag of Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
Flag of Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

see Category:Flags of the United States Coast Guard

History/Historia

The Coast Guard was formed by merging the Revenue Cutter Service and Life Saving Service in 1915, the Light House Service was absorbed in 1939. (See History of the United States Coast Guard.)

United States Revenue Cutter Service logo
United States Life Saving Service logo
United States Light House Service logo

People/Gente

Admiral Thad William Allen, Commandant, United States Coast Guard (23rd)
Rear Admiral Vivien S. Crea, Vice Commandant, United States Coast Guard
Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (22nd)
RADM William D. Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General United States Coast Guard
Charles D. Wurster, Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West of the United States Coast Guard
Charles W. Bowen, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Bruce E. Melnick, Commander USCG and American Mission specialist to NASA STS-41 and STS-49
Vice Admiral Jody A. Breckenridge, Commander, District Eleven
CAPT Daniel Burbank
CAPT Chris Sinnett, EAGLE's 25th and current Commanding Officer
Rear Admiral Patrick M. Stillman
RADM Timothy S. Sullivan

see Category:People of the United States Coast Guard

Equipment/Equipamiento

System of Systems (Integrated Deepwater System)

see Category:United States Coast Guard equipment

Vessels/Embarcaciones

Note: USCGC refers to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter and applys to vessels of 65 feet or more.(see United States Coast Guard vessels)

USCGC Eagle
USCGC Eagle
USCGC Healy (Icebreaker)

Famous class cutters

USCGC Medium Endurance Cutter Harriet Lane WMEC 903
USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)
USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902)

Hamilton class cutters

Treasury class cutters

USCGC Bibb WPG-31
USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)

Miscellaneous or unknown

Icebreaker
Icebreaker

Boats/Barcos

47-foot Motor Lifeboat
Response Boat-Medium
Defender class Response Boat-Small
Guardian class Transportable Port Security Boat
Air boat

Aircraft/Aeronaves

Fairchild C-123B; "C-123 Fairchild, 7th Coast Guard Dist., Miami." (photo taken 1971)
Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk
U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 retrieving a rescue swimmer
MH-68 Stingray
Dassault HU-25
Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules