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Commandant of the Coast Guard

The Commandant of the US Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the US Coast Guard. He is the only four-star Admiral of the Coast Guard, and is appointed for a four year term by the President of the United States upon confirmation of the US Senate. He is assisted by a Vice-Commandant, two Assistant Commandants/Area Commnders and a Chief of Staff, all of whom are three-star Vice Admirals. Unlike the Commandant of the Marine Corps, The Coast Guard Commandant is Chief of the Coast Guard IAW Title 18 USC 40. He is responsible for all coast guard matters and sits on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He reports to the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense. Prior to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, the Coast Guard Commandant reported to the Secretary of Transportation.

Admiral Thomas H. Collins (2002-Present)
Admiral James M. Loy (1998-2002)
Admiral Robert E. Kramek (1994-1998)
Admiral J. William Kime (1990-1994)
Admiral Paul A. Yost Jr. (1986-1990)
Admiral James S. Gracey (1982-1986)
Admiral John B. Hayes (1978-1982)
Admiral Owen W. Siler (1974-1978)
Admiral Chester R. Bender (1970-1974)
Admiral Willard J. Smith (1966-1970)
Admiral Edwin J. Roland (1962-1966)
Admiral Alfred C. Richmond (1954-1962)
Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill (1949-1954)
Admiral Joseph F. Farley (1946-1949)
Admiral Russell R. Waesche (1936-1946)
Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet (1932-1936)
Rear Admiral Fredrick C. Billard (1924-1932)
Rear Admiral William F. Reynolds (1919-1924)
Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf (1915-1919)

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