Badges of the United States Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard ribbons and badges as shown on the uniform of a former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Badges of the United States Coast Guard are issued by the Department of Homeland Security to members of the United States Coast Guard to denote certain qualifications, achievements, and postings to certain assignments. Prior to 2002, the issuance of such badges was under the authority of the United States Department of Transportation.

In addition to the U.S. Coast Guard badges listed below, uniform regulations also authorize the wear of some specific U.S. Navy insignia as well as some Department of Defense and Executive Branch Identification badges.^[1]^[2]

The following are the current U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary badges authorized for wear on the Coast Guard uniform:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Aviation

Astronaut Badge

Aviator Badge

Aviator Badge - USCG Auxiliary

Flight Officer Badge (no longer awarded but still authorized for wear)

Flight Surgeon Badge

Aircrew Badge

Aircrew Badge - USCG Auxiliary

Aviation Mission Specialist Badge

Aviation Rescue Swimmer Badge

Qualification Insignia

Cutterman Insignia - Officer

Cutterman Insignia - Enlisted

Cutterman Insignia - USCG Auxiliary

Port Security Officer Pin

Port Security Enlisted Pin

Advanced Boat Force Operations Insignia

Boat Force Operations Insignia

Coxswain Insignia

Coxswain Insignia - USCG Auxiliary

Surfman Badge

Personal Watercraft Operator - USCG Auxiliary

Marine Safety Insignia

Marine Safety Insignia - USCG Auxiliary

Recreational Boating Safety Insignia - USCG Auxiliary

Tactical Law Enforcement Badge

Company Commander Insignia

Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Badge

Diving Badges

Diving Officer Badge

Diving Medical Technician Badge

Master Diver Badge

First Class Diver Badge

Second Class Diver Badge

Scuba Diver Officer Badge

Scuba Diver Badge

Marksmanship Competition Badges

Distinguished International Shooter Badge

Coast Guard Distinguished Marksman Badge

Coast Guard Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge

Coast Guard Rifleman Excellence-In-Competition Badges - Rifleman EIC Badges awarded at national competitions have the word "NATIONAL" embossed at the base of the shield

Coast Guard Pistol Shot Excellence-In-Competition Badges - Pistol Shot EIC Badges awarded at national competitions have the word "NATIONAL" embossed at the base of the shield

President's Hundred Tab

Command Identification Badges

Command Afloat Pin

Command Ashore Pin

Officer-in-Charge Afloat Pin

Officer-in-Charge Ashore Pin

Commandant-designated Command Master Chief Petty Officer Identification Badges

Non-designated Command, Master, Senior, & Chief Petty Officer Identification Badges

Auxiliary Operations Device - USCG Auxiliary

Service Identification Badges

Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security Identification Badge

Office of the Secretary of Transportation Identification Badge (no longer awarded but still authorized for wear)

Commandant Staff Badge

National Staff Identification Badge - USCG Auxiliary

Coast Guard Recruiting Badge

Coast Guard Academy Admissions Recruiting Badge
Coast Guard Honor Guard Badge

Coast Guard Band Badge

Coast Guard Port Security Law Enforcement Badge

Coast Guard Special Agent Badge

References

1 2 U.S. Coast Guard COMDTINST M1020.6H, dated April 2013, last accessed 29 September 2013
1 2 U.S. Coast Guard Breast Insignia and Badges, by USCG Port Security Unit 305, last modified 7 May 2013, last accessed 20 May 2015
↑ U.S. Coast Guard Competitive Marksmanship Program, COMDTINST 3590.1A, dated 23 April 2013, last accessed 3 September 2013
↑ U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1G, dated 17 August 2011, last accessed 8 August 2016

Military badges of the United States

Air Force Army Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy Identification Obsolete

United States Coast Guard

Portal:United States Coast Guard Category:United States Coast Guard

Leadership	Secretary of Homeland Security Commandant of the Coast Guard Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Organization	Missions Reserve Intelligence Investigative Service Legal Division Police Deployable Operations Group Areas Districts Sectors Stations Air Stations Radio stations Shipbuilding Yard National Ice Center Research & Development Center Coast Guard Auxiliary

Personnel and training	Personnel Officer ranks Enlisted rates Ratings Coast Guard Academy Training Center Cape May Training Center Petaluma Training Center Yorktown Maritime Law Enforcement Academy Joint Maritime Training Center Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl Chaplain of the Coast Guard

Uniforms and equipment	Uniforms Awards Badges Cutters List of cutters Ship commissioning Ship decommissioning Equipment

History and traditions	History Coast Guard Act Coast Guard City Life-Saving Service Revenue Cutter Service Lighthouse Service Steamboat Inspection Service Bureau of Navigation "Semper Paratus" Flag Ensign Racing Stripe United States Coast Guard Band United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard United States Coast Guard Pipe Band Fleet Week Coast Guard service numbers Coast Guardsman's Creed

Battles and operations	Quasi-War War of 1812 West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations Capture of the Bravo Ingham Incident Amistad Incident Great Lakes Patrol Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of Pig Point Battle of Galveston Harbor Battle of Portland Harbor Overland Relief Expedition Spanish–American War Battle of Manila Bay Battle of Cárdenas Ice Patrol World War I 1st Battle of the Atlantic Great Mississippi Flood Rum Patrol World War II 2nd Battle of the Atlantic Battle of Guam Operation Overlord Korean War Vietnam War Coast Guard Squadron One Operation Market Time Operation Sealords Action of 1 March 1968 Persian Gulf War War on Terrorism Afghanistan War Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom HOA

United States Armed Forces

Book
Portal
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Category
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
- PHS
- NOAA
Navbox
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of the United States
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
United States Congress: Committees on Armed Services:
- Senate
- House
Active duty four-star officers
Highest ranking officers in history
National Security Act of 1947
Goldwater–Nichols Act

Organization

Service departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) Navy (Secretary) Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) Marine Corps (Commandant) Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) Air Force (Chief of Staff) Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other uniformed services	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (Director)

Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF Naval militias State defense forces

Civilian auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System Merchant Marine Civil Air Patrol Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern Central European Pacific Southern Africa Special Operations Strategic Transportation

Structure

United States Code
- Title 10
- Title 14
- Title 32
- Title 50
The Pentagon
Installations
Units:
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Logistics
Media

Operations and history

Personnel

Training	MEPS ASVAB Recruit training: A MC N AF CG Officer candidate school: A MC N AF Warrant: A MC Service academies: A (prep) N (prep) AF (prep) CG Merchant Marine PHS Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A: MJC/SMC MC/N AF Medical Other education

Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF CG Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF CG PHS NOAA Foreign International Devices Badges: Identification A MC N AF CG

Ranks	Enlisted: A MC N AF CG Warrant officers Officer: A MC N AF CG PHS NOAA

Other	Oath: Enlistment Office Creeds & Codes: Code of Conduct NCO A MC N AF CG Service numbers: A MC N AF CG Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code Pay Uniform Code of Military Justice Judge Advocate General's Corps Military Health System/TRICARE Separation Veterans Affairs Conscription Chiefs of Chaplains: A MC N AF CG

Equipment

Land	Individual weapons Crew-served weapons Vehicles (active)

Sea	All watercraft Ships: A N (active) AF CG MSC NOAA Weapons: N CG Aircraft: N CG NOAA Reactors

Air	Aircraft World War I active Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms

Other	Nuclear football Electronics (designations) Flags: A MC N AF CG Ensign Jack Guidons Food WMDs: Nuclear Biological Chemical

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; CG = Coast Guard; PHS = Public Health Service; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; MSC = Military Sealift Command

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