United States Coast Guard | |
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Common name | |
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 |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C. |
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Agency executives | |
Parent agency | Department of Homeland Security |
Equipments | List of U.S. Coast Guard equipment |
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Website | |
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Colors : CG Red, CG Blue, White[5] March : "Semper Paratus" |
Its sailors go by a handful of names, including coasties, shallow-water sailors, hooligans, rum-runners, the Guard, and, now, the Home Security guys.