List of United States Coast Guard units (2019)

The following January 2019 order of battle is for the United States Coast Guard.

Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building in St. Elizabeths West Campus.
Map of USCG Districts

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[1] in 2013.

The Coast Guard is divided into two area commands, the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area, each of which is commanded by a vice admiral, with each being designated Maritime Homeland Defense Areas. Each includes various district commands.[2]

The Coast Guard is further organized into nine districts, commanded by a District Commander, a rear admiral, with each responsible for a portion of the nation's coastline.[3]

There are three major operational commands located outside the United States:

  • USCG Far East Activities (FEACT) is located at Yokota Air Base, Japan. FEACT also commands Port Security Unit’s which deploy to South Korea, helping to support U.S. Naval Forces Korea. FEACT helps inspects U.S. ships overseas and foreign ships that will be operating in the Pacific. FEACT helps by providing Maritime Safety, Security, Training and International Support.[4]
Port Security Unit (PSU) 313 in Pohang, South Korea
FOB PATFORSWA - KNB (Kuwait Naval Base)

Various shore establishment commands exist to support and facilitate the mission of the sea and air assets and report directly to the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters is located in Southeast Washington, D.C.

Headquarters Support Units

[edit]

Deputy Commandant for Operations

[edit]

[7] The Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) is charged with developing and overseeing the execution of operational planning, policy, and international engagement at the strategic level The DCO is led by a Vice Admiral and is located at the USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C.

  • National Command Center is tasked with maintaining situational awareness, current operations information and command centers for all USCG operations worldwide and support of Department of Homeland Security, federal, state and local authorities. It is a 24-hour operation located at the USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C., and led by a Rear Admiral.
  • Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy is tasked with developing and maintaining policy, standards and regulations pertaining to marine safety and security. It is located at the USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C., and is led by a Rear Admiral.[8]
  • Assistant Commandant for Response Policy is responsible for developing and promoting policies for all Coast Guard forces to effectively accomplish operational maritime missions. It's located in Washington, D.C., and led by a Rear Admiral.
    • United States Coast Guard National Response Force serves as a nationwide emergency call center that fields INITIAL reports for pollution and railroad incidents and forwards that information to appropriate federal/state agencies for response, similar to that of a 911 dispatch center. It's located Washington, D.C., and commanded by a Captain.
  • Assistant Commandant for Capability is responsible for identifying and providing capabilities and standards in order to meet USCG mission requirements. Located in Washington, D.C., and led by a Rear Admiral.
    • Office of Cyberspace Forces is responsible for cyber capabilities and capacity to meet USCG mission requirements. It is also located in Washington, D.C., and led by a Captain.

Deputy Commandant for Mission Support

[edit]

.[9] The Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS) is responsible for all facets of mission support and life-cycle management of USCG assets. It is located alongside the USCGC headquarters in Washington, D.C., and is led by a Vice Admiral.

  • United States Coast Guard Academy
  • Director of Operational Logistics [10]
  • Fleet Readiness Command [11]
    • United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
    • Coast Guard Aviation Training Center
    • United States Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center [12]
    • United States Coast Guard Leadership Development Center
    • Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
      • Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center
      • Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center
      • North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center
      • Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center
      • Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center
    • Joint Maritime Training Center
    • Training Center Petaluma
    • Training Center Yorktown
    • Force Readiness Command Training Division
      • Training Team East
      • Training Team West
    • National Motor Lifeboat School
    • Training Quota Management Center
    • Readiness, Standardization and Assessment Branch
    • Exercise Support Detachment Alameda
    • Exercise Support Detachment Portsmouth
    • Exercise Support Detachment Washington
    • Finance/Admin Assessment Section
    • Food Service Advisory Team East
    • Food Service Advisory Team West
    • Container Inspection Training and Assist Team
    • Armory Alameda
    • Armory Cape Canaveral
    • Armory Cape Cod
    • Armory New Orleans
    • Armory Port Clinton
    • Armory Seattle
    • Armory Terminal Island
  • Assistant Commandant for Human Resources
    • Personnel Service Center
    • Pay and Personnel Center
    • Community Services Command
  • Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics [13]
    • Aviation Logistics Center
    • Surface Force Logistics Center
    • Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center
      • Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland
      • Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
      • Civil Engineering Unit Miami
      • Civil Engineering Unit Providence
      • Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu
      • Civil Engineering Unit Oakland
  • Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Information Technology (C4&IT)
    • C4IT Service Center
    • Operations Systems Center
  • Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions
  • United States Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center; Coast Guard Intelligence

Headquarters direct report units

[edit]

Atlantic Area

[edit]

[14][15]

First District

[edit]

[16]

Fifth District

[edit]

[17]

  • Sector Maryland-National Capital Region
    • Station Annapolis
    • Station Crisfield
      • Aids to Navigation Team Crisfield
    • Station Curtis Bay
    • Station Ocean City
    • Station Oxford
    • Station St. Inigoes
    • Station Washington
    • Aids to Navigation Team Baltimore
    • Aids to Navigation Team Potomac
    • USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602)
  • Sector Delaware Bay
    • Station Atlantic City
    • Station Barnegat Light
    • Station Cape May
      • Aids to Navigation Team Cape May
    • Station Indian River
    • Station Manasquan Inlet
    • Station Philadelphia
      • Aids to Navigation Team Philadelphia
    • Marine Safety Detachment Lewes
    • USCGC Mako (WPB-87303)
    • USCGC Ibis (WPB-87338)
    • USCGC Crocodile (WPB-97369)
    • USCGC Rollin A. Fritch (WPC-1119)
    • USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson (WPC-1120)
    • USCGC Capstan (WYTL-65601)
    • USCGC Cleat (WYTL-65615)
  • Sector Virginia
    • Base Portsmouth
    • Station Cape Charles
    • Station Chincoteague
      • Aids to Navigation Team Chincoteague
    • Station Little Creek
    • Station Milford Haven
      • Aids to Navigation Team Milford Haven
    • Station Wacapreague
    • Aids to Navigation Team Hampton Roads
    • USCGC Cochito (WPB-87329)
    • USCGC Heron (WPB-87344)
    • USCGC Flying Fish (WPB-87346)
    • USCGC Shearwater (WPB-87349)
    • USCGC Sea Horse (WPB-87361)
  • Sector North Carolina
    • Station Elizabeth City
    • Station Emerald Isle
    • Station Fort Macon
      • Aids to Navigation Team Fort Macon
    • Station Hatteras Island
    • Station Hobucken
    • Station Oak Island
      • Aids to Navigation Team Oak Island
    • Station Oregon Inlet
    • Station Wrightsville Beach
    • Aids to Navigation Team Wanchese
    • USCGC Bayberry (WLI-65400)
    • USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC-1127)
    • USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC-1128)
  • District controlled units and Cutters

Seventh District

[edit]

[18]

Eighth District

[edit]

[19]

  • Sector Corpus Christi
    • Station Port Aranas
    • Station Port O'Conner
      • Aids to Navigation Team Port O'Connor
    • Station South Padre Island
      • Aids to Navigation Team South Padre Island
    • Aids to Navigation Team Corpus Christi
    • Marine Safety Detachment Brownsville
    • Marine Safety Detachment Victoria
    • USCGC Mallet (WLIC-75304)
    • USCGC Coho (WPB-87321)
    • USCGC Sturgeon (WPB-87336)
    • USCGC Alligator (WPB-87372)
  • Sector Houston-Galveston
    • Station Freeport
    • Station Galveston
      • Aids to Navigation Team Galveston
    • Station Houston
    • Station Lake Charles
      • Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles
    • Station Sabine Pass
      • Aids to Navigation Team Sabine
    • Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur
    • Marine Safety Unit Texas City
    • USCGC Clamp (WLIC-75306)
    • USCGC Hatchet (WLIC-75309)
    • USCGC Manta (WPB-87320)
    • USCGC Beluga (WPB-87325)
    • USCGC Manowar (WPB-87330)
    • USCGC Pompano (WPB-87339)
  • Sector Lower Mississippi
    • Aids to Navigation Team Colfax
    • Marine Safety Detachment Vicksburg
    • USCGC Muskingum (WLR-75402)
    • USCGC Kickapoo (WLR-75406)
    • USCGC Kanawha (WLR-75407)
    • USCGC Patoka (WLR-75408)
    • USCGC Kankakee (WLR-75500)
    • USCGC Greenbrier (WLR-75501)
  • Sector Mobile
    • Station Dauphin Island
    • Station Destin
    • Station Gulfport
      • Aids to Navigation Team Gulfport
    • Station Panama City
    • Aids to Navigation Team Panama City
    • Marine Safety Detachment Panama City
    • Station Pascagoula
    • Station Pensacola
      • Aids to Navigation Team Pensacola
    • Aids to Navigation Team Eufaula
    • Aids to Navigation Team Mobile
    • USCGC Saginaw (WLIC-803)
    • USCGC Wedge (WLR-75307)
    • USCGC Stingray (WPB-87305)
    • USCGC Cobia (WPB-87311)
    • USCGC Kingfisher (WPB-87322)
  • Sector New Orleans
    • Station Grand Isle
    • Station New Orleans
      • Aids to Navigation Team New Orleans
    • Station Venice
      • Aids to Navigation Team Venice
    • Aids to Navigation Team Dulac
    • Aids to Navigation Team Morgan City
    • Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge
    • Marine Safety Unit Houma
    • Marine Safety Unit Morgan City
    • USCGC Pamlico (WLIC-800)
    • USCGC Axe (WLIC-75310)
    • USCGC Razorbill (WPB-87332)
    • USCGC Brant (WPB-87348)
    • USCGC Skipjack (WPB-87353)
  • Sector Ohio Valley
    • Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati
    • Marine Safety Detachment Nashville
    • Marine Safety Unit Huntington
    • Marine Safety Unit Paducah
    • Marine Safety Unit Pittsburg
    • USCGC Ouachita (WLR-65501)
    • USCGC Cimarron (WLR-65502)
    • USCGC Obion (WLR-65503)
    • USCGC Osage (WLR-65505)
    • USCGC Chippewa (WLR-75404)
    • USCGC Chena (WLR-75409)
  • Sector Upper Mississippi River
  • District controlled units and cutters

Ninth District

[edit]

[20]

  • Sector Eastern Great Lakes (formerly Sector Buffalo)
    • Station Alexandria Bay
    • Station Buffalo
      • Aids to Navigation Team Buffalo
    • Station Cleveland Harbor
      • Marine Safety Unit Cleveland
    • Station Erie
    • Station Fairport
    • Station Niagara
    • Station Oswego
    • Station Rochester
    • Marine Safety Detachment Massena
  • Sector Detroit
    • Station Belle Isle
    • Station Marblehead
    • Station Port Huron
    • Station Saginaw River
      • Aids to Navigation Team Saginaw River
    • Station St. Clair Shores
    • Station Tawas
    • Station Toledo
    • Marine Safety Unit Toledo
    • Aids to Navigation Team Detroit
  • Sector Lake Michigan
  • Sector Northern Great Lakes (formerly Sector Sault Sainte Marie)
    • Station Bayfield
    • Station Charlevoix
    • Station Duluth
      • Aids to Navigation Team Duluth
    • Marine Safety Unit Duluth
    • Station Marquette
    • Station Portage
    • Station Sault Sainte Marie
    • Aids to Navigation Team Sault Ste. Marie
    • Station St. Ignace
  • District controlled units and cutters

Atlantic Area Controlled Units and Cutters

[edit]

Pacific Area

[edit]

[21]

Eleventh District

[edit]

[22]

Thirteenth District

[edit]

[23]

Fourteenth District

[edit]

[24]

Seventeenth District

[edit]

[25]

Pacific Area Controlled Units and Cutters

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters - Clark Construction". www.uscgproject.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "How many Coast Guard Districts are there?". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ^ "United States Coast Guard > Units > Organization". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Activities Far East (FEACT)". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Activities Europe: Schinnen, the Netherlands".
  6. ^ "PATFORSWA: Guardians of the Arabian Gulf « Coast Guard Compass". coastguard.dodlive.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  7. ^ "United States Coast Guard > Units > Organization". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ "United States Coast Guard > Our Organization > Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P)". www.dco.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ^ "United States Coast Guard > Units > Organization". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Director of Operational Logistics (DOL)". www.dcms.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. ^ "United States Coast Guard (USCG)". www.forcecom.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  12. ^ "USCG Aviation Technical Training Center". US Coast Guard Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  13. ^ "CG-4 Command". www.dcms.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  14. ^ "United States Coast Guard (USCG) Atlantic Area". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Atlantic Area Cutters". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  16. ^ "USCG First DIstrict". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Fifth District Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  18. ^ "District 7 Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  19. ^ "District Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Ninth District Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  21. ^ "United States Coast Guard (USCG) - Pacific Area". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  22. ^ "District Eleven Units". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Units". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  24. ^ "District 14 Units". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  25. ^ "17th District Units". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_units_(2019)&oldid=1249768992"