 | 2025 COMMANDER'S INTENT | The Coast Guard provides enduring value in service to the American people. We are part of the Department of Homeland Security team protecting our nation and are at all times a military service and part of the joint force defending it. We are in greater demand now than ever before, and that is a credit to your commitment to serve and deliver mission results.
We are in a period of dynamic change within the Coast Guard. We are implementing new national priorities and orders from the President and other senior civilian leadership through executing our missions in service to the American people.
This provides my initial direction and intent for the Service going forward.
Like every Coast Guard cutter, we must do three things: Float, Fight, and Navigate. | | |
 | Advantage at Sea: Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power | The Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, Advantage at Sea, outlines the three sea services’ commitment to the Nation, our allies, and our partners. The shared efforts outlined in this document are designed to ensure the continuance of the international rules-based order, at all levels of the competition continuum. Advantage at Sea orients the next decade’s focus towards retention, modernization, and mission efficacy, leveraging each service’s complementary capabilities and authorities towards the nation’s strategic priorities. | 12/17/2020 | |
 | ANTI-DISCRIMINATION-HARASSMENT POLICY STATEMENT | The Coast Guard Anti-discrimination-harassment policy statement focuses on creating a safe and equitable work environment. The Coast Guard is devoted to an environment that promotes dignity, respect, and fairness.
In our Coast Guard everyone is always entitled to a workplace free from discrimination or harassment of any kind. Unlawful discrimination and harassment degrade our readiness and mission performance, and deny our active duty, Reserve, civilian, and Auxiliary workforce the meaningful experience they deserve in service to the American people. | 3/28/2025 | |
 | CG ACTION ORDER 1 INCREASING COAST GUARD OPERATIONAL PRESENCE 21 JANUARY 2025_508.PDF | Executive Order Clarifying the Military's Role in Protecting the Territorial
Integrity of the United States of 20 January 2025, Section 2
(b) Proclamation Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the
United States of 20 January 2025
(c) Executive Order Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist
. Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists of 20 January 2025
(d) Proclamation Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion of 20 January
2025
(e) Executive Order Protecting the American People Against Invasion of 20 January
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(f) Executive Order Securing Our Borders of 20 January 2025 | | |
 | CG CITY APPLICATION GUIDANCE_508 COMPLIANT 12182024.PDF | New Coast Guard Cities Application | | |
 | Coast Guard Publication 3-0, Operations | Since 1790 the Coast Guard has conducted integrated, layered operations across vast geographic maritime areas of responsibility to meet the evolving threats and challenges that face the Nation.
The Coast Guard operates in the maritime domain, an enormous and complex environment. The physical characteristics of the sea present varying, dynamic and dangerous weather, seas states and water conditions. Human activity on the water continues to expand in a domain that does not readily sustain it. The maritime industry continues to evolve as the world remains fully dependent on global maritime trade in an advancing technology and information age. Varied and overlapping international and sovereign legal and policy regimes governing the maritime domain pose practical operational challenges. The Coast Guard requires a comprehensive concept of operations to successfully conduct operations in this unique operating environment. | 2/29/2012 | |
 | Doctrine for the U.S. Coast Guard, Pub 1 | Our Coast Guard began in 1790 with a plan to govern the maritime commerce of our fledgling Nation. In that year, Congress authorized the construction of ten cutters to improve enforcement of customs duties and tonnage taxes. Since then our responsibilities have continuously expanded to encompass every aspect of maritime governance. Today, as the Nation’s maritime first responder, we fulfill our present day strategic mission of ensuring the Safety, Security and Stewardship of the Nation’s waters by protecting those on the sea, protecting the Nation against threats delivered by sea, and protecting the sea itself. | 2/28/2014 | |
 | FD28 - LETTER FROM SASCG AND CCG TO SENIOR LEADERS.PDF | Letter from SASCG and CCG to Senior Leaders | 5/23/2025 | |
 | REPORT - FD28 EXECUTIVE REPORT _1166_V14.PDF | Force Design 2028 Executive Summary | 5/27/2025 | |
 | U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fleet Plan | The USCG and NOAA share a legacy of collaboration stretching back to the beginning of our Nation. Over 207 years of mutual interests and intersecting missions have given rise to productive partnerships in the maritime and atmospheric domains. Common throughout these partnerships is reliance upon people and capital assets – uniformed service members and civilian personnel, ships, boats, aircraft, satellites, and autonomous and remotely piloted vehicles. These resources are employed to support our Nation’s economic welfare and sustain our natural resources. They also form the basis of, and contribute to, the United States’ ability to project soft sea power. | 10/31/2014 | |