The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security,search and rescue,and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime,military,multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties. It is the largest coast guard in the world,rivaling the capabilities and size of most navies.
James Milton Loy is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4,2003,to March 1,2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary,he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from 2002 to 2003,and before that as the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002. Also in 2004,Loy was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Russell Randolph Waesche,Sr. served as the eighth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1936 to 1946,overseeing the service during World War II. He was the U.S. Coast Guard's longest serving commandant,having served ten years in that post. In addition,he was the first officer to hold the ranks of vice admiral and admiral within the Coast Guard.
Thad William Allen is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his widely praised performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006,and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.
The Sentinel-class cutter,also known as the Fast Response Cutter due to its program name,is part of the United States Coast Guard's Deepwater program. At 154 feet (46.8 m),it is similar to,but larger than,the 123-foot (37 m) lengthened 1980s-era Island-class patrol boats that it replaces. Up to 58 vessels are to be built by the Louisiana-based firm Bollinger Shipyards,using a design from the Netherlands-based Damen Group,with the Sentinel design based on the company's Damen Stan 4708 patrol vessel. The Department of Homeland Security's budget proposal to Congress,for the Coast Guard,for 2021,stated that,in addition to 58 vessels to serve the Continental US,they requested an additional six vessels for its portion of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia.
This article covers the organization of the United States Coast Guard.
Admiral Robert Joseph Papp Jr. is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 24th commandant from 2010 to 2014. He led the largest component of the United States Department of Homeland Security,with 42,000 active duty,8,200 Reserve,8,000 civilian,and 31,000 Auxiliary personnel.
Timothy Shawn Sullivan is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the Deputy Commander,Pacific Area Coast Guard Defense Forces West. He was assigned as Commander of the Pacific Maintenance and Logistics Command,but was detached from those duties while serving as Deputy PACAREA. He has also served as the First Coast Guard District Commander and Commander,Maritime Defense Command One as well as the Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security serving as the primary coordinator between the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security as well as operational advisor to the Secretary during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The Legend-class cutter,also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter,Large,is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard,with the size of a frigate. Entering into service in 2008,the Legend class is the largest of several new cutter designs developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.
Peter James Brown is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral,who served as the Special Representative for Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery. He previously served as the ninth Homeland Security Advisor in the Trump Administration.
Paul Frederick Zukunft is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 25th commandant. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Commandant,with the rank of admiral,in May 2014 and relieved Robert J. Papp Jr. as commandant on 30 May 2014. Prior to his selection as Commandant,he served as Commander,Coast Guard Pacific Area. In this position,Zukunft was the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the half of the world that ranges from the Rocky Mountains to the waters off the East Coast of Africa. He concurrently served as Commander,Defense Force West and provided U.S. Coast Guard mission support to the U.S. Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders.
Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard can trace their tradition of service to the early 19th century,when they initially performed duties at light house stations as keepers and assistant keepers in its predecessor services. Hispanic is an ethnic term employed to categorize any citizen or resident of the United States,of any racial background,of any country,and of any religion,who has at least one ancestor from the people of Spain or is of non-Hispanic origin,but has an ancestor from Mexico,Puerto Rico,Cuba,Central or South America,or some other Hispanic origin. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are the Mexican-Americans,Puerto Ricans,and Cubans.
Sandra Leigh Stosz is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral whose final active duty assignment was as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. Previously,she was chosen by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard,ADM Robert J. Papp to become the superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2011. As such,she is the first woman to lead a United States service academy. At the time of her appointment to head the Coast Guard Academy,she was the Coast Guard's director of Reserve and leadership. Stosz was confirmed as a vice admiral in May 2015.
Captain Charley L. Diaz is a 30-year United States Coast Guard veteran who served on Active Duty from 1982 to 2012. Diaz is best known for leading the crew of the USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) in the seizure of the Panamanian freighter GATUN off the coast of Panama in March 2007,which netted nearly 20 tons of cocaine worth an estimated $600 million. It was the largest maritime drug bust in US history.
Peter Vance Neffenger is a United States Coast Guard Admiral and public servant who served as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from July 2015 to January 20,2017.
Charles David Michel is a former United States Coast Guard admiral who last served as the 30th vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He is the first vice commandant to hold the rank of admiral while in office. Originally a vice admiral when he assumed office on August 6,2015,Michel was promoted to four-star admiral on May 24,2016,when the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 elevated the statutory rank for the position to admiral. Michel is also the first career judge advocate in any of the armed forces to achieve four-star rank. Michel retired from the Coast Guard on May 24,2018,after over 33 years of service.
Thomas P. Bossert is an American lawyer and former Homeland Security Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump. He is an ABC News Homeland Security analyst.
The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism,commonly referred to as the Homeland Security Advisor and formerly the Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism,is a senior aide in the National Security Council,based in the West Wing of the White House,who serves as principal advisor to the President of the United States on homeland security and counterterrorism issues.
Charles W. Ray is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the vice commandant of the Coast Guard from May 24,2018 to June 18,2021. He previously served as the Coast Guard's deputy commandant for operations.
The following January 2019 order of battle is for the United States Coast Guard.
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