Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

Second-in-command of the United States Coast Guard

Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

Seal of the Coast Guard

Flag of the Vice Commandant

Incumbent
ADM Kevin E. Lunday

since June 13, 2024

United States Coast Guard
Type| Service vice chief
Reports to| Commandant of the Coast Guard
Seat| Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C.
Appointer| The President
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument| 14 U.S.C. § 304
Formation| 1929
First holder| Benjamin M. Chiswell
Website| www.uscg.mil

The vice commandant of the Coast Guard serves as the second-in-command of the United States Coast Guard, behind only the commandant of the Coast Guard.

Since 1929, 31 officers have served as Vice Commandant, or, as the position was referred to before 1972, Assistant Commandant. The title of the position was changed effective October 2, 1972, pursuant to Pub. L. 92–451. This position has been historically held by a vice admiral until the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 elevated the statutory rank for the position to admiral.

The current vice commandant is Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, who assumed office on June 13, 2024.[1]

## Vice commandants of the Coast Guard

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No.  | Name  | Photo  | Tenure

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1 | Captain
Benjamin M. Chiswell |  | 1929–1931
2 | Rear Admiral
Leon C. Covell |  | 1931–1941
3 | Rear Admiral
Lloyd T. Chalker |  | 1941–1946
4 | Vice Admiral
Merlin O'Neill |  | 1946–1949
5 | Rear Admiral
Alfred C. Richmond |  | 1949–1954
6 | Vice Admiral
James Hirshfield |  | 1954–1962
7 | Vice Admiral
Edwin J. Roland |  | 1962–1962
8 | Vice Admiral
Donald M. Morrison |  | 1962–1964
9 | Vice Admiral
William D. Shields |  | 1964–1966
10 | Vice Admiral
Paul E. Trimble |  | 1966–1970
11 | Vice Admiral
Thomas R. Sargent III |  | 1970–1974
12 | Vice Admiral
Ellis L. Perry |  | 1974–1978
13 | Vice Admiral
Robert H. Scarborough |  | 1978–1982
14 | Vice Admiral
Benedict L. Stabile |  | 1982–1986
15 | Vice Admiral
James C. Irwin |  | 1986–1988
16 | Vice Admiral
Clyde T. Lusk |  | 1988–1990
17 | Vice Admiral
Martin H. Daniell |  | 1990–1992
18 | Vice Admiral
Robert T. Nelson |  | 1992–1994
19 | Vice Admiral
Arthur E. Henn |  | 1994–1996
20 | Vice Admiral
Richard D. Herr |  | 1996–1998
21 | Vice Admiral
James C. Card |  | 1998–2000
22 | Vice Admiral
Thomas H. Collins |  | 2000–2002
23 | Vice Admiral
Thomas J. Barrett |  | 2002–2004
24 | Vice Admiral
Terry M. Cross |  | 2004–2006
25 | Vice Admiral
Vivien Crea |  | 2006–2009
26 | Vice Admiral
David Pekoske |  | 2009–2010
27 | Vice Admiral
Sally Brice-O'Hara |  | 2010–2012
28 | Vice Admiral
John Currier |  | 2012–2014
29 | Vice Admiral
Peter Neffenger |  | 2014–2015
30 | Admiral
Charles D. Michel[2][3] |  | 2015–2018
31 | Admiral
Charles W. Ray |  | 2018–2021
32 | Admiral
Linda L. Fagan |  | 2021–2022
33 | Admiral
Steven D. Poulin |  | 2022–2024
34 | Admiral
Kevin E. Lunday |  | 2024–present

## See also

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* Commandant of the Coast Guard
* Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
* Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
* Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Vice Chief of Naval Operations
* Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
* Vice Chief of Space Operations

## References

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1. ^ "Admiral Kevin E. Lunday".
2. ^ Originally a vice admiral when he assumed office on August 6, 2015. Michel was promoted to admiral on May 24, 2016 when the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 elevated the vice commandant's rank to admiral.
3. ^ Eckstein, Megan (2016-06-02). "USCG Adm. Michel Promoted; Vice Comm. Now A 4-Star Job". USNI News. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

* Vice Commandants of the Coast Guard
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## External links

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* Vice Commandant's official website

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United States Coast Guard

* Category:United States Coast Guard

Leadership|

* Secretary of Homeland Security
* Commandant of the Coast Guard
* Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
* Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Organization|

* Missions
* Reserve
* Intelligence
* Investigative Service
* Legal Division
* Police

Areas
* Districts
* Sectors
* Stations
* Air Stations
* Radio stations
* Shipbuilding Yard
* National Ice Center
* Research and Development Center
* Coast Guard Auxiliary

Personnel and training|

* Personnel
* Officer ranks
* Enlisted ranks
* Ratings
* Coast Guard Academy
* Training Center Cape May
* Training Center Petaluma
* Training Center Yorktown
* Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
* Joint Maritime Training Center
* Aviation Association
* Chaplain of the Coast Guard
* Four-star admirals
* Three-star admirals

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
* United States Coast Guard Cutters
* Coast Guard Bears
* SPARS

Battles and operations|

* Quasi-War
* War of 1812
* West Indies anti-piracy operations
* Capture of the schooner 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 terror
* Afghanistan War
* Iraq War
* Operation Enduring Freedom HOA

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