Coast Guard Day

Coast Guard Day

234 years ago today (August 4, 1790) the United States Coast Guard was created.

From 1790-1894 it was known as the U.S. Revenue-Marine.

From 1894 -1915 it was known as the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

Since 1915 it has been known as the US Coast Guard.

In Peacetime the US Coast Guard operates under the US Department of Homeland Security, but during Wartime it operates under the US Navy.

The US Coast Guard has participated in the following:

The Quasi-War (1798-1800)

The War of 1812 (1812-1815)

The Seminole Wars (1816-1858)

The West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations (1814-1825)

The African Anti-Slavery Operations (1819-1861)

The Mexican–American War (1846-1848)

The American Civil War (1861-1865)

The Spanish–American War (1898)

World War I (1917-1918)

World War II (1941-1945)

The Korean War (1950-1953)

The Vietnam War (1965-1973)

The Invasion of Grenada (1983)

The Invasion of Panama (1989-1990)

The Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)

Operation Uphold Democracy (1994-1995)

The Kosovo War (1999)

The War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)

The Iraq War (2003-2021)

 

The US Coast Guard has:

40,558 Active-Duty Personnel

7,724 Reserve Personnel

21,000 Auxiliarists

8,577 Civilian Personnel