U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Mission Statement

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is an all-volunteer, non-military, non-law enforcement, civilian component of the United States Coast Guard Forces. Founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress, as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941, the Auxiliary is comprised of men and women numbering over 30,000, coming from all walks of life, donating thousands of hours in support of Coast Guard missions of Homeland Security and Recreational Boating Safety every week.