Commandant of the Coast Guard

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Karl Schultz (2018)

The Commandant of the Coast Guard (to . Dt : "Commander of the Coast Guard") is the highest-ranking member of the US Coast Guard and (today) whose sole (4 star) - Admiral . His appointment for a four-year term must be legitimized by the United States Senate , and the appointment is made by the President of the United States . The office has existed since December 24, 1889. The holder of the office has been Admiral Karl L. Schultz since June 1, 2018 .

When Kompetenzgebung Commandant of the Coast Guard of the special status of the US Coast Guard comes into play, which is neither purely military nor a purely civilian authority , and their use priorities depend on prevailing war or peace. So it happens that the Commandant of the Coast Guard, as the only commanding officer of a branch, is not a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .

Internally, the Commandant of the Coast Guard is referred to as "CG-00", the Vice Commandant as "CG-09".

Previous incumbent

Since 1915

  1. 1915-1919 Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf
  2. 1919–1924 Rear Adm. William E. Reynolds
  3. 1924–1932 Rear Admiral Frederick C. Billiards
  4. 1932-1936 Rear Adm. Harry G. Hamlet
  5. 1936–1946 Admiral Russell R. Waesche
  6. 1946–1949 Admiral Joseph F. Farley
  7. 1949–1954 Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill
  8. 1954–1962 Admiral Alfred C. Richmond
  9. 1962–1966 Admiral Edwin J. Roland
  10. 1966-1970 Admiral Willard J. Smith
  11. 1970–1974 Admiral Chester R. Bender
  12. 1974–1978 Admiral Owen W. Siler
  13. 1978-1982 Admiral John B. Hayes
  14. 1982-1986 Admiral James S. Gracey
  15. 1986–1990 Admiral Paul A. Yost junior
  16. 1990-1994 Admiral J. William Kime
  17. 1994-1998 Admiral Robert E. Kramek
  18. 1998-2002 Admiral James Loy
  19. 2002-2006 Admiral Thomas H. Collins
  20. 2006-2010 Admiral Thad W. Allen
  21. 2010–2014 Admiral Robert J. Papp junior
  22. 2014–2018 Admiral Paul F. Future
  23. since 2018 Admiral Karl L. Schultz

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.uscg.mil "How the Coast Guard is set up" (PDF, English; 70 kB). Accessed June 4, 2010