USCG
33,864 members•3,236 units
Opening branch overview
Building the branch home surface
Loading branch highlights, featured unit context, and gallery moments.
Overview
Members
Units
Over 3,064,780 active members
33,864 members•3,236 units
Building the branch home surface
Loading branch highlights, featured unit context, and gallery moments.
Building the branch units surface
Loading unit filters, rankings, and the branch unit grid.
CGC NORTHWIND
U.S. Coast Guard
CGC STORIS
U.S. Coast Guard
KODIAK
U.S. Coast Guard
STATION NEW YORK
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Air Station Brooklyn, NY
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Air Station Brooklyn, NY, was established in 1938 at Floyd Bennett Field, serving as a pivotal United States Coast Guard aviation facility in the New York metropolitan area. The station played a crucial role in search and rescue operations, maritime patrols, and law enforcement missions throughout World War II and the ensuing decades. Its aircraft and crews responded to numerous emergencies along the Atlantic coast, including shipwreck rescues and disaster relief. USCG Air Station Brooklyn remained active until its closure in 1998, when its operations were relocated to USCG Air Station Atlantic City.
USCG LORSTA HOKKAIDO
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG LORSTA YAP
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Sandy Hook
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Sandy Hook refers to United States Coast Guard units stationed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, a strategic location at the entrance to New York Harbor. The Coast Guard presence at Sandy Hook dates back to the establishment of the Sandy Hook Life-Saving Station in the mid-19th century, which became part of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and later merged into the Coast Guard in 1915. Throughout its history, the unit has played a vital role in maritime search and rescue, law enforcement, and aids to navigation for one of the nation’s busiest waterways. Today, USCG units at Sandy Hook continue to provide critical services ensuring the safety and security of the region’s maritime traffic.
USCG Station Lorain
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Station Lorain, located in Lorain, Ohio, has been a key component of Coast Guard operations on the southern shore of Lake Erie since its establishment in 1938. The station’s primary missions include search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, and environmental protection within its area of responsibility, which covers a busy stretch of commercial and recreational waterways. Over the decades, Station Lorain’s crews have responded to countless emergencies, from vessel distress calls to environmental hazards, playing a critical role in safeguarding local mariners and the surrounding community. The station continues to modernize its equipment and training, ensuring readiness to meet the evolving challenges of maritime safety and security on the Great Lakes.
USCGC ACACIA
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC BASSWOOD
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Basswood (WLB-388) was a Cactus-class 180-foot seagoing buoy tender commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1944. Initially assigned to the Pacific theater during World War II, she served by maintaining aids to navigation, supporting convoy operations, and conducting search and rescue missions. Throughout the Cold War era, Basswood played a crucial role in servicing navigation aids across the Pacific, including the Mariana Islands and Micronesia, and participated in atomic testing support at Bikini Atoll. The cutter remained active until her decommissioning in 1998, marking over five decades of distinguished service.
USCGC COOK INLET
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Forward (WMEC-911)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1989 and homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia. Named after Revenue Cutter Service leader Walter Forward, the cutter has played a vital role in law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense missions throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean. Forward has participated in numerous high-profile drug interdictions, migrant operations, and disaster response efforts, including relief operations following major hurricanes. The cutter frequently operates with allied navies and has contributed to joint maritime security initiatives to protect U.S. and international interests.
USCGC IRONWOOD
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SAGEBRUSH
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SASSAFRAS
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SEBAGO
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SUNDEW
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SUNDEW (WLB-404) was a 180-foot Iris-class seagoing buoy tender constructed for the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Commissioned in 1944, SUNDEW served primarily on the Great Lakes, performing vital aids-to-navigation, icebreaking, and search and rescue missions for over six decades. The cutter also participated in several high-profile rescue operations, including the aftermath of the 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. After a distinguished career, SUNDEW was decommissioned in 2004 and is now preserved as a museum ship in Duluth, Minnesota.
USCGC TANEY
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Taney (WHEC-37) was a Secretary-class Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 1936 and named after Roger B. Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the United States. Taney is renowned for being the last surviving warship present during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, where she engaged Japanese aircraft from her Honolulu mooring. Throughout World War II, Taney served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, performing convoy escort, anti-submarine, and search and rescue missions. After the war, she continued to serve in various roles—including weather patrol, law enforcement, and search and rescue—until her decommissioning in 1986.
USCGC WINNEBAGO
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Yocona (WMEC-168)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Yocona (WMEC-168) was a United States Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 1946, originally built as a seagoing tug (WAT-168) during World War II. Over her lengthy service, Yocona operated primarily in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, performing search and rescue, law enforcement, and fisheries patrol missions. She played vital roles in numerous rescues, including the notable 1965 rescue of survivors from the wrecked *MV Shackleton* near Kodiak Island. Decommissioned in 1996 after 50 years of service, Yocona was eventually sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Oregon.
USPHS-NIH
U.S. Coast Guard
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), forms the unit commonly referred to as USPHS-NIH. Established to advance the nation’s health research, USPHS officers have been assigned to the NIH since the early 20th century, supporting biomedical research and public health initiatives. The unit has played a critical role in major health crises, including infectious disease responses, vaccine development, and clinical trials. USPHS-NIH personnel continue to serve on the front lines of medical research and public health preparedness, both domestically and internationally.
5TH USCG DISTRICT
U.S. Coast Guard
CG STATION GRAND ISLE LA
U.S. Coast Guard
**Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, LA** is strategically located on Grand Isle, a barrier island in Louisiana. Established in the early 20th century, the station has played a vital role in maritime safety and security along the Gulf of Mexico. Its primary missions include search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection, particularly during hurricane seasons and in response to oil spills. Over the decades, CG Station Grand Isle has become a crucial hub for safeguarding commercial shipping, fisheries, and recreational boating in the region. The unit continues to support both local communities and national interests with dedicated Coast Guard personnel and resources.