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United States Coast Guard | |
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Motto | Semper Paratus Always Ready |
Agency overview | |
Formed | January 28, 1915[2] |
Preceding agencies | |
Employees | 40,992 active duty personnel 7,000 reserve personnel 31,00 auxiliarists 8,577 civilian (as of 2018)[3] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency | United States |
Operations jurisdiction | United States |
Constituting instrument | |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C. |
Elected officers responsible | |
Agency executives | |
Parent agency | Department of Homeland Security |
Equipments | List of U.S. Coast Guard equipment |
Notables | |
Significant operation |
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Award | |
Website | |
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Colors : CG Red, CG Blue, White[5] March : "Semper Paratus" |
- ^ a b William R. Benedetto (February 2006). Sailing Into the Abyss: A True Story of Extreme Heroism on the High Seas. Kensington Publishing Corporation. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-8065-2646-1. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
Its sailors go by a handful of names, including coasties, shallow-water sailors, hooligans, rum-runners, the Guard, and, now, the Home Security guys.
- ^ "Coast Guard History: Frequently Asked Questions - When was the Coast Guard (and its forerunners) established and what is its organizational history?". Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "United States Coast Guard > Our Organization > Workforce". US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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- ^ "CHAPTER 2. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD EMBLEM" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. April 2011. p. 2. COMDTINST M5200.14A. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.