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border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/180px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/240px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="577" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the Coast Guard</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="576" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the Commandant</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/220px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/330px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/440px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3242" data-file-height="4052" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">ADM</a> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lunday" title="Kevin Lunday">Kevin E. Lunday</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">Acting</a> </div>since 21 January 2025</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Service chief</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A._Munro_Coast_Guard_Headquarters_Building" title="Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building">Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><br />with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years<br />Renewable</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">14 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/14/302">§ 302</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">14 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/14/504">§ 504</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">14 December 1889</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leonard_G._Shepard" title="Leonard G. Shepard">Leonard G. Shepard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard">Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership/">www.uscg.mil</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>commandant of the Coast Guard</b> is the service chief and highest-ranking member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>. The commandant is an <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admiral</a>, appointed for a four-year term by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> upon confirmation by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. The commandant is assisted by a <a href="/wiki/Vice_Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard">vice commandant</a>, who is also an admiral, and two area commanders (<a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Pacific_Area" title="Coast Guard Pacific Area">U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Atlantic_Area" title="Coast Guard Atlantic Area">U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area</a>) and two deputy commandants (deputy commandant for operations and deputy commandant for mission support), all of whom are <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admirals</a>. </p><p>Though the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> is one of the six <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">military branches</a> of the United States, unlike the other service chiefs, the commandant of the Coast Guard is not a member of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>. The commandant is, however, entitled to the same supplemental pay as each member of the Joint Chiefs, per <span class="plainlinksneverexpand"><a href="/wiki/Title_37_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 37 of the United States Code">37 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/37/414#a_5">§ 414(a)(5)</a></span> ($4,000 per annum in 2009), and is accorded <a href="/wiki/Floor_privileges_of_the_United_States_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Floor privileges of the United States Senate">privilege of the floor</a> under Senate Rule XXIII(1) as a <i>de facto</i> Joint Chiefs of Staff member during presidential addresses. </p><p>The commandant maintains operational command over the Coast Guard, unlike the chiefs of the other services, who serve only administrative roles. Thus, while the operational <a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">chain of command</a> for the other services (per the <a href="/wiki/Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a>) goes from the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> through the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> to the combatant commanders of the <a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">unified combatant commands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">command and control</a> of the Coast Guard goes from the president through the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">secretary of homeland security</a> (or <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a>, when the Coast Guard is acting as a service in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>) through the commandant. Prior to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a> in 2003, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> or its predecessor, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service" title="United States Revenue Cutter Service">Revenue Cutter Service</a> operated under and the commandant reported to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Transportation" title="United States Secretary of Transportation">secretary of transportation</a> from 1966 to 2003, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">secretary of the treasury</a> from 1790 until 1966. </p><p>As of 21 January 2025, the acting commandant is Admiral <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lunday" title="Kevin Lunday">Kevin Lunday</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title of commandant dates to a 1923 act that distributed the commissioned line and engineer officers of the U.S. Coast Guard in grades. Before 1923, the rank and title of the head of the Coast Guard was "<a href="/wiki/Captain-commandant" title="Captain-commandant">captain-commandant</a>." The rank "captain-commandant" originated in the Revenue Cutter Service in 1908. The original holder of that rank was the Chief of the Revenue Cutter Service (also known as the Revenue-Marine). The Coast Guard traces the lineage of commandants back to <a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a> <a href="/wiki/Leonard_G._Shepard" title="Leonard G. Shepard">Leonard G. Shepard</a>, chief of the Revenue Marine-Bureau, even though he never officially received the title of captain-commandant. The captain-commandant position was created in 1908 when Captain <a href="/wiki/Worth_G._Ross" title="Worth G. Ross">Worth G. Ross</a> was the first to actually hold the position. Although he was retired, Ross's predecessor, Captain <a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Shoemaker" title="Charles F. Shoemaker">Charles F. Shoemaker</a>, was elevated to the rank of captain-commandant. Shoemaker's predecessor, Captain Shepard, had already died and was not elevated to the rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chiefs_of_the_Revenue_Marine_Bureau">Chiefs of the Revenue Marine Bureau</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chiefs of the Revenue Marine Bureau"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiefs exercised centralized control over the Revenue-Marine Bureau. </p> <ul><li>Captain <a href="/wiki/Alexander_V._Fraser" title="Alexander V. Fraser">Alexander V. Fraser</a>, USRM, 1843–1848<sup id="cite_ref-Noble24_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Noble24-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Captain Richard Evans, USRM, 1848–1849<sup id="cite_ref-Noble21_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Noble21-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In 1849 the Revenue-Marine Bureau was dissolved, and the Revenue Marine fell under the control the commissioner of customs until the Revenue-Marine Bureau was again established in 1869. </p> <ul><li>N. Broughton Devereux, 1869–1871</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_I._Kimball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sumner I. Kimball">Sumner I. Kimball</a>, 1871–1878</li> <li>Ezra Clark, 1878–1885</li> <li>Peter Bonnett, 1885–1889</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commandants">List of commandants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of commandants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been 28 commandants of the Coast Guard since the office of chief of the Revenue-Marine Bureau was transferred to a military billet.<sup id="cite_ref-CGHO_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGHO-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th class="unsortable">Picture </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Start of tenure </th> <th>End of tenure </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LeonardShepard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LeonardShepard.jpg/75px-LeonardShepard.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LeonardShepard.jpg/113px-LeonardShepard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LeonardShepard.jpg/150px-LeonardShepard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="1413" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_G._Shepard" title="Leonard G. Shepard">Leonard G. Shepard</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001889-12-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 December 1889</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001895-03-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 March 1895</span></span> </td> <td>Shepard became the first military Chief of the "Revenue-Marine Division" of the Treasury Department and is considered to be the first Commandant.<sup id="cite_ref-Shepard_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shepard-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlesShoemaker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/CharlesShoemaker.jpg/75px-CharlesShoemaker.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/CharlesShoemaker.jpg/113px-CharlesShoemaker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/CharlesShoemaker.jpg/150px-CharlesShoemaker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="908" data-file-height="1014" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Frederick_Shoemaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Frederick Shoemaker">Charles F. Shoemaker</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001895-03-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 March 1895</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001905-03-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 March 1905</span></span> </td> <td>On 8 May 1908, Shoemaker was promoted to the rank of Captain-Commandant on the Retired List by Act of Congress. </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worth_Ross.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Worth_Ross.jpg/75px-Worth_Ross.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Worth_Ross.jpg/113px-Worth_Ross.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Worth_Ross.jpg/150px-Worth_Ross.jpg 2x" data-file-width="935" data-file-height="1214" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worth_G._Ross" title="Worth G. Ross">Worth G. Ross</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain-commandant" title="Captain-commandant">Captain-commandant</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001905-04-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 April 1905</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001911-04-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 April 1911</span></span> </td> <td>Ross was instrumental in the establishment of what was to become the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard Academy">U.S. Coast Guard Academy</a> in New London, Connecticut. </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg/75px-US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg/113px-US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg/150px-US_Coast_Guard_Capt_Commandant_Ellsworth_P._Bertholf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="1183" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth_P._Bertholf" title="Ellsworth P. Bertholf">Ellsworth P. Bertholf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">Commodore</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001911-06-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 June 1911</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001919-06-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 June 1919</span></span> </td> <td>Served during the merger of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Revenue_Cutter_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Revenue Cutter Service">U.S. Revenue Cutter Service</a> with the <a href="/wiki/US_Life-Saving_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="US Life-Saving Service">U.S. Life-Saving Service</a> to form the U.S. Coast Guard. Was the first Coast Guard officer to achieve flag rank.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg/75px-Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg/113px-Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg/150px-Admiral_William_Reynolds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1103" data-file-height="1418" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_E._Reynolds" title="William E. Reynolds">William E. Reynolds</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear admiral</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001919-10-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 October 1919</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001924-01-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 January 1924</span></span> </td> <td>Reynolds was the first Coast Guard officer to be promoted to the rank of rear admiral. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frederick_C_Billard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Frederick_C_Billard.jpg/75px-Frederick_C_Billard.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Frederick_C_Billard.jpg/113px-Frederick_C_Billard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Frederick_C_Billard.jpg/150px-Frederick_C_Billard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1049" data-file-height="1330" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_C._Billard" title="Frederick C. Billard">Frederick C. Billard</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001924-01-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 January 1924</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001932-05-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 May 1932</span></span> </td> <td>Billard was appointed to three consecutive terms as Commandant and died in office 17 May 1932, serving through the <a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Prohibition Era">Prohibition Era</a> and reorganization of the academy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HarryGHamlet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/HarryGHamlet.jpg/75px-HarryGHamlet.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/HarryGHamlet.jpg/113px-HarryGHamlet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/HarryGHamlet.jpg/150px-HarryGHamlet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="1232" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_G._Hamlet" title="Harry G. Hamlet">Harry G. Hamlet</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001932-06-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 June 1932</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001936-06-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 June 1936</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hamlet persuaded Congress to dismiss efforts to merge the Coast Guard with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a>. Continued serving after term as Commandant was over and eventually retired as a vice admiral by act of Congress. </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russell_R_Waesche.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Russell_R_Waesche.jpg/75px-Russell_R_Waesche.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Russell_R_Waesche.jpg/113px-Russell_R_Waesche.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Russell_R_Waesche.jpg/150px-Russell_R_Waesche.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1047" data-file-height="1263" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_R._Waesche" title="Russell R. Waesche">Russell R. Waesche</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001936-06-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 June 1936</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001946-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1946</span></span> </td> <td>First Commandant to be promoted to vice admiral and admiral. Commandant during World War II and helped the Coast Guard remain a separate distinct service while it was assigned to the U.S. Navy. Oversaw the largest manpower buildup in Coast Guard history and was instrumental in the formation of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary">U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard Reserve">U.S. Coast Guard Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_F_Farley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Joseph_F_Farley.jpg/75px-Joseph_F_Farley.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Joseph_F_Farley.jpg/113px-Joseph_F_Farley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Joseph_F_Farley.jpg/150px-Joseph_F_Farley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1115" data-file-height="1394" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Farley" title="Joseph F. Farley">Joseph F. Farley</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001946-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1946</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001950-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1950</span></span> </td> <td>Farley served during the difficult Post-World War II era when additional statutory responsibilities were being added to the Coast Guard's mission structure and personnel allowances were being reduced. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg/75px-Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg/113px-Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg/150px-Admiral_Merlin_O%27Neill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="943" data-file-height="1214" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merlin_O%27Neill" title="Merlin O'Neill">Merlin O'Neill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice admiral</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001950-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1950</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001954-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1954</span></span> </td> <td>O'Neill directed the increase in port security activities required by the passage of the <a href="/wiki/Magnuson_Act" title="Magnuson Act">Magnuson Act</a> and revitalized the Coast Guard Reserve program emphasizing its defense mission during wartime. <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg/75px-Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg/113px-Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg/150px-Alfred_C_Richmond.jpg 2x" data-file-width="336" data-file-height="435" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_C._Richmond" title="Alfred C. Richmond">Alfred C. Richmond</a> </td> <td rowspan="18"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001954-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1954</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001962-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1962</span></span> </td> <td>Richmond served two full terms as Commandant and was the United States delegate to many international maritime conferences during his tenure.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>Note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edwin_J_Roland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Edwin_J_Roland.jpg/75px-Edwin_J_Roland.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Edwin_J_Roland.jpg/113px-Edwin_J_Roland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Edwin_J_Roland.jpg/150px-Edwin_J_Roland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="971" data-file-height="1198" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_J._Roland" title="Edwin J. Roland">Edwin J. Roland</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001962-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1962</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001966-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1966</span></span> </td> <td>Roland oversaw the replacement of many World War II era cutters under fleet modernization programs during his tenure. He assisted the U.S. Navy with operations in Vietnam by supplying crews and cutters for <a href="/wiki/Operation_Market_Time" title="Operation Market Time">Operation Market Time</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Smith,_Willard_J.,_Adm.,_USCG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg/75px-Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg/113px-Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg/150px-Smith%2C_Willard_J.%2C_Adm.%2C_USCG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1131" data-file-height="1425" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willard_J._Smith" title="Willard J. Smith">Willard J. Smith</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001966-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1966</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001970-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1970</span></span> </td> <td>Smith was the Commandant of the Coast Guard when the service was transferred from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Department of the Treasury">Department of the Treasury</a> to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Transportation" title="United States Department of Transportation">Department of Transportation</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg/75px-ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg/113px-ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg/150px-ADM_Chester_R._Bender_190301-G-G0000-2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4552" data-file-height="5723" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester_R._Bender" title="Chester R. Bender">Chester R. Bender</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001970-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1970</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001974-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1974</span></span> </td> <td>The Coast Guard undertook new statutory responsibilities in the areas of marine safety, environmental protection and law enforcement during his tenure, however Bender is best known for his changes in the dress uniform worn by Coast Guardsmen; sometimes referred to as "Bender's Blues". </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Owen_W_Siler.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Owen_W_Siler.jpg/75px-Owen_W_Siler.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Owen_W_Siler.jpg/113px-Owen_W_Siler.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Owen_W_Siler.jpg/150px-Owen_W_Siler.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1560" data-file-height="2021" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_W._Siler" title="Owen W. Siler">Owen W. Siler</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001974-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1974</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001978-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1978</span></span> </td> <td>Several changes in environmental duties occurred during Siler's tenure as well as a step-up in drug interdiction activities. Under his tenure, the replacement of aging cutters was given budget priority, and the first women entered the Coast Guard Academy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg/75px-ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg/113px-ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg/150px-ADM_J_B_Hayes_USCG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4509" data-file-height="5676" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_B._Hayes" title="John B. Hayes">John B. Hayes</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001978-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1978</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001982-05-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 May 1982</span></span> </td> <td>Hayes experienced severe budget problems during his tenure while fending off a move in Congress to transfer the Coast Guard to the Navy. Drug interdiction was increased and several high-profile search and rescue cases occurred during his watch which helped keep the Coast Guard in the public eye. </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg/75px-Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg/113px-Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg/150px-Gracey-190614-G-G0000-2004.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4513" data-file-height="5659" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_S._Gracey" title="James S. Gracey">James S. Gracey</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001982-05-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 May 1982</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001986-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 1986</span></span> </td> <td>Gracey faced tight budgets at the same time he was successful at replacing aging cutters. Increasing the Coast Guard's role in the defense of coastal waters was accomplished. </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg/75px-Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg" decoding="async" width="75" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg/113px-Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg/150px-Yost-190731-G-G0000-2003.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4453" data-file-height="5049" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_A._Yost_Jr." title="Paul A. Yost Jr.">Paul A. Yost Jr.</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001986-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 1986</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001990-05-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 May 1990</span></span> </td> <td>Yost successfully maintained the service through difficult budget battles each year. In doing so, he also emphasized three 'primary mission areas": maritime law enforcement, maritime safety, and defense readiness. There was an increased emphasis on military/naval capabilities of the service. </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J_William_Kime.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_William_Kime.jpg/75px-J_William_Kime.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_William_Kime.jpg/113px-J_William_Kime.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_William_Kime.jpg/150px-J_William_Kime.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4765" data-file-height="5932" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._William_Kime" title="J. William Kime">J. William Kime</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001990-05-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 May 1990</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001994-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1994</span></span> </td> <td>Kime led the service during the end of the Cold War, collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War's Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, as well as increasing operations in drug interdiction and environmental law enforcement. </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg/75px-KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg/113px-KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg/150px-KramekRobertPortrait300.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2372" data-file-height="2966" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Kramek" title="Robert E. Kramek">Robert E. Kramek</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001994-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 1994</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001998-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 1998</span></span> </td> <td>During his tenure as Commandant, he successfully led the service through difficult budget battles each year and directed the "streamlining" plan that was mandated by the National Performance Review and "Mandate for Change." </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Loy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Loy.jpg/75px-Admiral_Loy.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Loy.jpg/113px-Admiral_Loy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Admiral_Loy.jpg/150px-Admiral_Loy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1656" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Loy" title="James Loy">James Loy</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000001998-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 1998</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002002-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 2002</span></span> </td> <td>As the USCG Commandant, Loy reacted to the September 11 attacks of 2001. In the short term, he supervised the resumption of sea-borne trade throughout the U.S., after the USCG had shut down most major ports after the attacks. In the long term, Loy led the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and was instrumental in ensuring that the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code was approved and implemented in 2002. The code came into effect in 2004. </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins,_USCG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg/75px-Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg/113px-Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg/150px-Admiral_Thomas_H._Collins%2C_USCG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Collins" title="Thomas H. Collins">Thomas H. Collins</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002002-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 2002</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002006-05-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 May 2006</span></span> </td> <td>Collins guided the U.S. Coast Guard in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks of 2001. As part of this effort to tighten maritime security, Collins encouraged people involved in the maritime industry and the recreational boating industry to report suspicious activity to the National Response Center. This program was extended and formalized as America's Waterway Watch in 2005. </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thad_W._Allen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thad_W._Allen.jpg/75px-Thad_W._Allen.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thad_W._Allen.jpg/113px-Thad_W._Allen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thad_W._Allen.jpg/150px-Thad_W._Allen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1960" data-file-height="2694" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thad_W._Allen" class="mw-redirect" title="Thad W. Allen">Thad W. Allen</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002006-05-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 May 2006</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002010-05-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 May 2010</span></span> </td> <td>Allen led the effort to reform and modernize all aspects of the Coast Guard, improving and sustaining Mission Execution. Admiral Allen continually stated his ultimate aim was to make the Coast Guard a "change-centric" organization capable of quickly and efficiently adapting to meet the growing and ever-changing demands of the future. Additionally he was the first high-ranking member of the Federal government to embrace social media, pioneering the effort to connect to his audience through all manners of digital technology. During his final months in office he led the Coast Guard's exemplary response to the earthquake in Haiti and then, first as Commandant and concurrently as the National Incident Commander, he led the nation's response to the <a href="/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill" title="Deepwater Horizon oil spill">Deepwater Horizon oil spill</a>, holding the latter post well after his tenure as Commandant had come to a close. </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adm_Robert_J._Papp,_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg/75px-Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg/113px-Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg/150px-Adm_Robert_J._Papp%2C_24th_Coast_Guard_Commandant_DVIDS1095824.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="3911" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Papp_Jr." title="Robert J. Papp Jr.">Robert J. Papp Jr.</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002010-05-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 May 2010</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002014-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 2014</span></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zukunft_June_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Zukunft_June_2014.jpg/75px-Zukunft_June_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Zukunft_June_2014.jpg/113px-Zukunft_June_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Zukunft_June_2014.jpg/150px-Zukunft_June_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="3848" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_F._Zukunft" title="Paul F. Zukunft">Paul F. Zukunft</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002014-05-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 May 2014</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002018-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 2018</span></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg/75px-Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg/113px-Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg/150px-Adm._Karl_L._Schultz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1492" data-file-height="2090" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_L._Schultz" title="Karl L. Schultz">Karl L. Schultz</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002018-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 2018</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002022-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 2022</span></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan,_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg/75px-Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg/113px-Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg/150px-Admiral_Linda_L._Fagan%2C_Coast_Guard_Vice_Commandant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3280" data-file-height="4140" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_L._Fagan" title="Linda L. Fagan">Linda L. Fagan</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002022-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 2022</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002025-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 January 2025</span></span> </td> <td>Fagan is the first woman to serve as Coast Guard Commandant, and simultaneously the first woman to lead a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">military branch</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, as well as being the first Coast Guard Commandant to be relieved for cause. </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <td>Acting </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/75px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/113px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg/150px-ADM_Kevin_E._Lunday_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3242" data-file-height="4052" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lunday" title="Kevin Lunday">Kevin E. Lunday</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="000000002025-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 January 2025</span></span> </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_hbtvbhzj4r60ba8f0697vu56lmbkvy6"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Linda_L._Fagan" coords="841,264,905,285" title="Linda L. Fagan" alt="Linda L. Fagan" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Karl_L._Schultz" coords="823,254,898,275" title="Karl L. Schultz" alt="Karl L. Schultz" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Paul_F._Zukunft" coords="799,245,874,265" title="Paul F. Zukunft" alt="Paul F. 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Shepard" alt="Leonard G. Shepard" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_hbtvbhzj4r60ba8f0697vu56lmbkvy6" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/hbtvbhzj4r60ba8f0697vu56lmbkvy6.png" /></div><p>edit “Fagan is the first woman to serve as Coast Guard Commandant, and simultaneously the first woman to lead a military branch in the United States, as well as being the first Coast Guard Commandant to be relieved for cause.” Add to end “in what the Trump White House deemed was her focus on DEI after the scandal following disclosure of a long history of sexual harassment and abuse of power within the Guard.” </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard">Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bertholf was reappointed Captain-Commandant on 19 June 1915 following the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service into the newly formed Coast Guard<sup id="cite_ref-Kroll107-108_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kroll107-108-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Appointed Commandant as rear admiral. Appointed admiral 4 April 1945. First officer to attain ranks of vice admiral and admiral.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">O'Neill retired from the Coast Guard on 1 June 1954 with the rank of admiral.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Neill_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Neill-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Appointed as a vice admiral and received promotion to admiral on 1 June 1960 by Public Law 86-474, under which all Coast Guard commandants thereafter are appointed to the rank of admiral.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Noble24-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Noble24_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Noble, p 24</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Noble21-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Noble21_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Noble, p 21</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CGHO-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CGHO_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.uscg.mil/browse-by-topic/notable-people/commandants/">"U.S. Coast Guard Commandants"</a>. <i>U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office</i>. 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of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li> <li>Committees on Armed Services <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches<br /> and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Reserves: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant<br /> command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_military_installations" title="List of American military installations">Installations</a></li> <li>Units: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Category:Units and formations of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Military logistics of the United States">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_of_the_military_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Mass media of the military of the United States">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_United_States_military" title="International military decoration authorized by the United States military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li> <li>MC: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of land vehicles of the United States Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li> <li>Ships: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Weapons: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="United States and weapons of mass destruction">WMDs</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear weapons of the United States">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_biological_weapons_program" title="United States biological weapons program">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._chemical_weapons_topics" title="List of U.S. chemical weapons topics">Chemical</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" 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