United States Coast Guard order of battle


The following January 2019 order of battle is for the United States Coast Guard.
The headquarters of the Coast Guard is located at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE in Washington, D.C.. The Coast Guard relocated to the grounds of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital in 2013.
The Coast Guard is divided into two area commands, the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area, each of which is commanded by a vice admiral, with each being designated Maritime Homeland Defense Areas. Each includes various district commands.
The Coast Guard is further organized into nine districts, commanded by a District Commander, a rear admiral, with each responsible for a portion of the nation's coastline.
There are three major operational commands located outside the United States:
Various shore establishment commands exist to support and facilitate the mission of the sea and air assets and report directly to the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters is located in Southeast Washington, DC.

Headquarters Support Units

Deputy Commandant for Operations

The Deputy Commandant for Operations is charged with developing and overseeing the execution of operational planning, policy, and international engagement at the strategic level The DCO is led by a Vice Admiral and is located at the USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C.
. The Deputy Commandant for Mission Support is responsible for all facets of mission support and life-cycle management of USCG assets. It is located alongside the USCGC headquarters in Washington D.C. and is led by a Vice Admiral.

First District

Eleventh District