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United States Coast Guard 

security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters

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  • United States
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  • 4 August 1790
  • 1790
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Map38° 51′ 23″ N, 77° 00′ 39″ W
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ISNI: 0000000404058787, 0000000123644587
VIAF cluster ID: 154411282
GND ID: 13011-4
Library of Congress authority ID: n80125851
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 120183530
NORAF ID: 90323419
BabelNet ID: 00078846n
J9U ID: 987007269263505171
Open Library ID: OL3853926A

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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.

  • U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary — Official Mark

    U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary — Official Mark

  • U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs Program Logo

    U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs Program Logo

  • U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division

    U.S. Coast Guard Legal Division

  • Chaplain of the Coast Guard

    Chaplain of the Coast Guard

  • United States Coast Guard Pacific area

    United States Coast Guard Pacific area

  • USCG 1st District

    USCG 1st District

  • USCG 5th District

    USCG 5th District

  • USCG 7th District

    USCG 7th District

  • USCG 8th District

    USCG 8th District

  • USCG 9th District

    USCG 9th District

  • USCG 11th District

    USCG 11th District

  • USCG 13th District

    USCG 13th District

  • USCG 14th District

    USCG 14th District

  • USCG 17th District

    USCG 17th District

  • Rescue 21

    Rescue 21

  • United States Coast Guard Command Control and Communications

    United States Coast Guard Command Control and Communications

See Category:United States Coast Guard Districts

  • U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Flag

    U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Flag

  • Flag of Commandant

    Flag of Commandant

  • Flag of Vice Commandant

    Flag of Vice Commandant

  • Flag of Vice Admiral

    Flag of Vice Admiral

  • Flag of Rear Admiral (Upper Half)

    Flag of Rear Admiral (Upper Half)

  • Flag of Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

    Flag of Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

see Category:Flags of the United States Coast Guard

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 Revenue Cutter Service logo

  • United States Life Saving Service logo

    United States Life Saving Service logo

  • United States Light House Service logo

    United States Light House Service logo

  • Admiral Thad William Allen, Commandant, United States Coast Guard (23rd)

    Admiral Thad William Allen, Commandant, United States Coast Guard (23rd)

  • Rear Admiral Vivien S. Crea, Vice Commandant, United States Coast Guard

    Rear Admiral Vivien S. Crea, Vice Commandant, United States Coast Guard

  • Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (22nd)

    Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (22nd)

  • RADM William D. Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General United States Coast Guard

    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 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

    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

    Bruce E. Melnick, Commander USCG and American Mission specialist to NASA STS-41 and STS-49

  • Vice Admiral Jody A. Breckenridge, Commander, District Eleven

    Vice Admiral Jody A. Breckenridge, Commander, District Eleven

  • CAPT Daniel Burbank

    CAPT Daniel Burbank

  • CAPT Chris Sinnett, EAGLE's 25th and current Commanding Officer

    CAPT Chris Sinnett, EAGLE's 25th and current Commanding Officer

  • Rear Admiral Patrick M. Stillman

    Rear Admiral Patrick M. Stillman

  • RADM Timothy S. Sullivan

    RADM Timothy S. Sullivan

see Category:People of the United States Coast Guard

Equipment/Equipamiento

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System of Systems (Integrated Deepwater System)
see Category:United States Coast Guard equipment

Vessels/Embarcaciones

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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)

    USCGC Healy (Icebreaker)

Famous class cutters

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  • USCGC Medium Endurance Cutter Harriet Lane WMEC 903

    USCGC Medium Endurance Cutter Harriet Lane WMEC 903

  • USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)

    USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)

  • USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902)

    USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902)

Hamilton class cutters

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Treasury class cutters

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  • USCGC Bibb WPG-31

    USCGC Bibb WPG-31

  • USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)

    USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)

Miscellaneous or unknown

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  • Icebreaker

    Icebreaker

  • Icebreaker

    Icebreaker

  • 47-foot Motor Lifeboat

    47-foot Motor Lifeboat

  • Response Boat-Medium

    Response Boat-Medium

  • Defender class Response Boat-Small

    Defender class Response Boat-Small

  • Guardian class Transportable Port Security Boat

    Guardian class Transportable Port Security Boat

  • Air boat

    Air boat

  • Fairchild C-123B; "C-123 Fairchild, 7th Coast Guard Dist., Miami." (photo taken 1971)

    Fairchild C-123B; "C-123 Fairchild, 7th Coast Guard Dist., Miami." (photo taken 1971)

  • Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk

    Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk

  • U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 retrieving a rescue swimmer

    U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 retrieving a rescue swimmer

  • MH-68 Stingray

    MH-68 Stingray

  • Dassault HU-25

    Dassault HU-25

  • Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

    Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

Miscellaneous/Misceláneo

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  • MARSEC level 1

    MARSEC level 1

  • Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay, CA

    Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay, CA

  • Sector Commands (map)

    Sector Commands (map)

  • United States Coast Guard Academy

    United States Coast Guard Academy

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