Badges of the United States Coast Guard are issued by the

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior, home, or public security ministries in other countries. Its missions invol ...

to members of the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...

to denote certain qualifications, achievements, and postings to certain assignments. Prior to 2002, the issuance of such badges was under the authority of the

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. 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.U.S. Coast Guard COMDTINST M1020.6J
, dated 2 August 2018, last accessed 12 September 2018U.S. Coast Guard Breast Insignia and Badges
by USCG Port Security Unit 305, last modified 7 May 2013, last accessed 20 May 2015 The following are the current U.S. Coast Guard and

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX, CGAux, or USCG Aux) is the uniformed, civilian volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. Congress established the unit on 23 June 1939, as the United States Coast Guard Reserve. On F ...

badges authorized for wear on the Coast Guard uniform:U.S. Coast Guard Competitive Marksmanship Program, COMDTINST 3590.1A
dated 23 April 2013, last accessed 3 September 2013U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1G
dated 17 August 2011, last accessed 24 May 2020

Aviation

Qualification Insignia

Diving Badges

Command Identification Badges

Service Identification Badges

Marksmanship Competition Badges

Notes

* * = also issued to

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sailors * ** = also issued to sailors and

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*No asterisk indicates that the badge is issued only to coast guardsmen

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Coast Guard A coast guard or coastguard is a Maritime Security Regimes, maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with cust ...