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Are the Secret Service and Coast Guard under the Defense Department?
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∙ 13y ago
I know the Secret Service is under the department of homeland security, and I am pretty sure the CG is there also
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What department is the coast guard in?
Department of Defense
Is the coastguard a part of department of defense?
The Coast Guard Reserve is NOT part of the Department of Defense.
Which branch of the US armed forces is a unique military service residing within the department of homeland security while simultaneously providing direct support to the department of defense?
Coast Guard
How do the duties of the department of defense differ from those of the department state?
The Department of Defense Defends the U.S. National Security, and coordinates the different military branches through the Joint Chiefs of Staff . Homeland Security protects us from terrorism, and coordinates a large number of different programs including the Secret Service, and the U.S. Coast guard.
Does the Coast guard serve under the Department of Transportation in peacetime?
No, the Coast Guard serves under the Department of Homeland Security in peacetime. However, during times of war or when directed by the President, the Coast Guard can be transferred to the Department of Defense to support military operations.
What do the five sides of the pentagon represent?
it represents the army, air force, navy, coast guard, department of defense.
Can woman be in the army?
Fourteen percent of the active Army is comprised of women. They serve with distinction in all four Department of Defense branches, plus the Coast Guard, Homeland Security, the Border Patrol and the US Marshals Service.
What group is not managed by the secretary of defense?
The US Coast Guard is not considered part of the Department of Defense; since 2003, it has been a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to 2003, the USCG was part of the Department of Transportation. However, the USCG can be transferred over to the Department of Defense during wartime- the last time this happened was during World War II.
Is the Commandant of the Coast Guard a member of the Joint chiefs of staff?
No. The Coast Guard is an armed service, but not part of the Department of Defense. The USCG currently falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and is, in many ways, more like a law enforcement agency than a military service. However, like other federal law enforcement agencies, the Coast Guard occasionally undertakes missions overseas, most recently deploying cutters (ships and/or large boats) to the Persian Gulf as part of the War on Terror.
What agency does the coast guard fall under?
As of 2002 the United States Coast Guard falls under the Department of Homeland Securtity. Prior to that they fell under Department of Transportation from 1967 . Formally 1 of the 5 Armed Military Branches of Service, they can be assigned Military duties at any time by the President or during times of war by Congress when it falls under the US Navy's cognizance.
In peacetime what military service is not controlled by the Department of Defense?
If you count the coast guard, due to the fact that it falls under the dept. of transportation, than that is it. in war time, it is in the navy, and so do the marines, there are only 3 branches of the military - army, navy, AF.
What are some military branches of service?
In the United States - Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps (A fifth branch, The Coast Guard, is generally classified under Dep of Homeland Security but is part of the Department of Defense during time of war)
