Leaders are individuals who guide or direct in a course by showing the way. The Coast Guard senior leadership possess the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity. This is exemplified in their adherence to the Coast Guard's core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty. They strive to ensure that the Coast Guard can complete its missions and remain Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
Commandant of the Coast Guard
Admiral Paul F. Zukunft
Top service official, responsible for all world-wide Coast Guard activities, and oversees 41,700 active-duty military; 7,800 reserve military part-time employees; 8,300 civilian full-time employees; and 31,000 civilian auxiliary volunteers.
Bio Portrait Direction Philosophy
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel
Second in command, directly oversees Coast Guard's senior operational and mission support commanders, as well as Headquarters staff, and serves as service chief in absence of the Commandant.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Master Chief Steven W. Cantrell
The service's senior enlisted member, who advises the Commandant on enlisted military workforce policies, advocate for military benefits and entitlements, enlisted mentor, and sounding board for select enlisted administrative actions.
Chaplain of the Coast Guard
Captain Gregory N. Todd
The Chaplain of the Coast Guard advises the Commandant on religious support and promotes the well-being of all personnel, manages Navy Chaplains assigned to the Coast Guard and ensures personnel and families are provided the full continuum of pastoral care.
Representing the Service
Adm. Zukunft Visits Coast Guard Cutter Waesche in the Arctic Ocean
9/9/2015 3:01:57 PM
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft holds an underway all hands aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche as they patrol the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2015. Waesche is conducting operations alongside the icebreaker Healy as part of a larger cutter task force to ensure safety of life at sea, environmental protection and maritime security in the high north. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Key Documents
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U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy
The U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy guides our efforts in the cyber domain. This strategy identifies three distinct strategic priorities critical to our overall mission success: Defending Cyberspace, Enabling Operations and Protecting Infrastructure. |
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Commandant's Strategic Intent 2015-2019
The Strategic Intent 2015-2019 outlines the Coast Guard’s highest strategic priorities to address unprecedented modern risks that threaten our Nation’s security and prosperity. |
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A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Centurty Seapower
This revision to A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower builds on the heritage and complementary capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard team to advance the prosperity and guarantee the security of our Nation. |
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U.S. Coast Guard Western Hemisphere Strategy
This strategy emphasizes our highest objectives through three broadly defined strategic priorities: Combating Networks, Securing Borders, and Safeguarding Commerce. it also identifies several critical enablers that will ensure our long-term success. |
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Commandant's Direction 2014
This document outlines the Coast Guard's value to the nation and provides the Commandant's plan to maintain the service as a unique instrument of national security. |
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Coast Guard Publication 1
This document describes who we are, what we do, where we came from, and where we’re going. It traces our history to explain how we evolved into today's Coast Guard, protecting those on the sea, protecting the Nation against threats delivered by sea, and protecting the sea itself. |
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Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
This document outlines the Coast Guard's intent to ensure maritime governance in the U.S. Arctic over the next 10 years by pursuing three key objectives: improving awareness, modernizing governance and broadening partnerships. |