Unitit States Coast Guard

Unitit States Coast Guard
Active	4 August 1790 – present (224 years, 6 months)
Kintra	Unitit States o Americae
Type	Coast guard
Size	Ceevilian employees: 8,722 Active duty personnel: 42,190 Selectit Reservists: 7,899 Auxiliary: 32,156 244 cutters 1,850 boats 204 aircraft
Pairt o	Depairtment o Homeland Security
Motto	Semper Paratus
Colors	White, CG Blue, CG Red
Mairch	"Semper Paratus"
Engagements	Quasi-War War o 1812 Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Ceevil War Spainyie American War Warld War I Warld War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Sea Dragon III Persian Gulf War Operation Allied Force Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom Anti-piracy operations
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Secretary o Homeland Security	The Honorable Rand Beers (Actin)
Commandant	ADM Robert J. Papp, Jr.
Vice Commandant	VADM John Currier
Master Chief Petty Officer	MCPOCG Michael P. Leavitt
Insignia
Racin Stripe
Ensign (1953-present)
Staundart

The Unitit States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch o the Unitit States Airmed Forces an ane o the kintra's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, militar, multi-mission service unique amang the U.S. militar branches for havin a maritime law enforcement mission (wi jurisdiction in baith domestic an internaitional watters) an a federal regulatory agency mission as pairt o its mission set. It operates unner the Depairtment o Homeland Security during peacetime, an can be transferred tae the Depairtment o the Navy bi the Preses at ony time, or bi Congress during time o war.