United States Coast Guard Reserve

United States Coast Guard Reserve
Seal of the United States Coast Guard Reserve.
ActiveCivilian reserve: 1939–1941
Military reserve: 1941–present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Coast Guard
RoleMaritime homeland security, domestic and expeditionary support to national defense, and domestic, natural or man-made, disaster response and recovery.
Size7,724 (6,293 Ready Reserve, 1,431 Inactive Reserve)[1]
Part of U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Motto(s)"Professionalism, Patriotism, Preparedness!"
EngagementsWorld War II
Persian Gulf War
Commanders
Current
commander
Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R), Rear Admiral Miriam L. Lafferty, USCG

The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. It is organized, trained, administered, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant of the Coast Guard through the Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R).

  1. ^ "2020 Demographics: Profile of the Military Community" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved 27 January 2023.