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There are approximately 48 rear admirals in the Coast Guard who are either in the rank of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half).Positions held by rear admirals include the commanders of each of the nine Coast Guard Districts, the nine assistant commandants, and the deputies to each of the vice admirals.
The Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) —formerly Deployable Operations Group— are part of the United States Coast Guard that provide highly equipped, trained and organized deployable specialized forces, to the Coast Guard, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Department of Defense (DoD) and inter-agency operational and tactical commanders. [2]
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[7] The Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) 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.
USCGC George Cobb (WLM-564) is a Keeper-class coastal buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard.Launched in 1999, she is home-ported in San Pedro, California.Her primary mission is maintaining over 178 floating aids to navigation on the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego.
United States Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) emblem. A Maritime Safety and Security Team, or MSST, is a counter-terrorism team of the United States Coast Guard established to protect local maritime assets.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX, CGAux, or USCG Aux) is the uniformed, non-military volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. [3] [4] [5] Congress established the unit on 23 June 1939, as the United States Coast Guard Reserve.
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