The Coast Guard is at all times a maritime border control agency, maritime law enforcement agency, and military service component. Every day, we leverage our ships, aircrafts, boats and nearly 55,000 military members and civilian employees, which bring to bear our unique capabilities and authorities.

This is the official Overview site for the United States Coast Guard. Here you will find information about the Coast Guard's missions, strategies and current state.

For U.S. Coast Guard Coronavirus (COVID-19) information please click here. For Department of Homeland Security Coronavirus (COVID-19) information please click here. The Coast Guard is America's maritime first responder.

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5 days ago · Members of the media can find out more information by contacting their nearest Coast Guard public affairs office. An interactive, color-coded map will show which office covers a particular geographic region.

the 8 th Coast Guard District is responsible for U.S. Coast Guard operations spanning 26 states, including the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Mexico, the adjacent offshore waters and outer continental shelf, as well as the inland waterways of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee River systems.

Every day, Coast Guard is deployed around the globe in support of Combatant Commanders to protect the security of our Nation far from U.S. soil. The operational mission programs oversee 11 Missions codified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

This site is for public information only and is not a distress communication channel. People in an emergency and need of Coast Guard assistance should use: VHF-FM Channel 16 (156.8 MHz), dial 911. For general inquiries call your nearest Coast Guard unit.

A law enforcement agency, member of the U.S. Intelligence Community, and first responder during natural disasters – the Coast Guard leverages an expansive array of interagency, military, international, and industrial relationships for maximum strategic effect.

Oct 9, 2024 · The Coast Guard has launched a mobile app that anyone can use to help fight crime, including making anonymous reports. The Coast Guard is committed to investigating and pursuing appropriate enforcement actions for all reports of …