2024 Budget Overview
Table of Contents

Letter from the Commandant............................................................................. 3

Coast Guard Strategic Environment.................................................................. 4

Strategic Priorities................................................................................................ 6

Operational Highlights ...................................................................................... 12

Budget Overview................................................................................................ 26
Posture Statement 3

Letter from the Commandant 

Now is the time to move the U.S. Coast Guard forward. Our commitments at home to protect, 

defend, and save - grow every day, while demand for the Service around the globe has never been 

higher. To meet the rising challenges, we must invest to secure the homeland and counter strategic 

competitors. We will enhance our Nation’s maritime safety, security, and prosperity as we 

collaborate with partners to deter malign influence and uphold international norms.

For 232 years, we have answered the call with Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. We apply 

our unique skills and authorities in collaboration with partners at every level, from local agencies 

to strategic partner nations. We bring trust and humility to every interaction with the American 

people and return tremendous value to our Nation.

The pace of change in today’s world is accelerating. Geopolitical competition, economic volatility, 

climate change impacts, shifting workforce expectations, evolving technologies, and new 

enterprises at sea are converging and driving changes we must make for our Service. We must 

adapt to ensure the accelerating pace of change will not overtake our ability to protect, defend, 

and save the American public we serve. 

The FY 2024 President’s Budget sustains readiness, resilience, and capability while advancing my 

strategy to build the Coast Guard of the future. These investments are vital to ensuring the Service 

has the assets, systems, infrastructure, and support needed to advance the Nation’s interests in an 

increasingly complex and connected world. Under my watch, we will Transform our Total 

Workforce, Sharpen our Competitive Edge, and Advance our Mission Excellence.

The U.S. Coast Guard has built trust with the American public through humility, adherence to 

our core values, transparency, and a relentless focus on service delivery. We will be ready. 

ADM Linda L. Fagan
Posture Statement 4

Coast Guard Strategic Environment

The world is changing, and the pace of that change is accelerating. The Coast Guard is preparing

for a future that is different from today. Given a dynamic environment and evolving national 

security priorities, we will employ our assets and people in new ways, applying our precious 

resources to the highest priority missions to ensure that the Coast Guard is best positioned to 

perform in service to the American public.

America’s waterways, coasts, and seas are the lifeblood of our economy, our national security, and 

support our way life. Our vast natural resources fuel commerce, transportation, and defense, while 

enriching the lives of all Americans. The safety, security, and prosperity of America depend on 

reliable access to the maritime environment, protection from threats on the sea, and protection of 

the sea itself. To this end, the Coast Guard serves as a unique instrument of national power, 

championing the rule of law and governance on our waters and beyond.

A shrinking American workforce combined with changing expectations by both employees and 

employers is driving significant challenges in recruiting and hiring. American workers seek 

flexibility, innovation, purpose, and desire employers who foster a workplace where all people are 

respected and empowered. Additionally, rapid advancements in technology are accelerating 
Posture Statement 5 

where access to technology has become ubiquitous. These technological advancements expose 

global systems and people to modern threats, including growing cybersecurity concerns, supply 

chain disruptions, navigation vulnerabilities, communication distortions, and interference with 

both information and operational technology systems.

A shifting economic landscape and changing industrial capacity will continue to impact fiscal 

realities, workforce availability, and operating costs. Global markets, coupled with congested 

highways and railways systems demand growing capacity in the Marine Transportation System 

(MTS). Today 90% of global trade travels by sea, facilitating $5.4 trillion of U.S. annual commerce 

and supporting 31 million jobs. The free flow of global commerce, however, relies upon adherence 

to the rules-based order. State and non-state competitors increasingly strive to offset that balance, 

attempting to shift global norms in their favor. As malign actors grow in economic and military 

strength, they take actions that erode international norms, maritime governance, and regional 

stability. Left unchecked, these malign activities pose significant threats to global peace and

prosperity. 

We recognize the conditions under which the Coast Guard operates are not static and changes in 

the strategic environment impact our workforce and missions every day. We refuse to allow the 

accelerating pace of change overtake our ability to protect, defend, and save the American public 

we serve. Now is the time to move our Service forward to meet the challenges of tomorrow and 

ensure the enduring prosperity of America.
Posture Statement 6

Coast Guard Strategic Priorities 

Transform our Total Workforce

The Coast Guard Total Workforce is the heartbeat of our Service. Guided 

by our Core Values, we will transform the way we recruit, hire, develop, 

and retain the workforce needed for the future. American’s maritime 

guardians serve in an inherently dangerous environment and deserve 

cutting-edge tools, present-day human resource policies, trustworthy 

technology, modern training, and exceptional support to meet the 

demands of today and tomorrow. We are committed to deploying 

innovative recruiting practices; revolutionizing talent management 

policies; developing individually tailored, on-demand, and modernized 

learning; and delivering point of need healthcare and family services. We 

will strengthen the resiliency of workforce and families and remain an 

employer of choice for all.
Posture Statement 7

Sharpen our Competitive Edge

The ever-growing demand for Coast Guard services, an increasingly dynamic 

operating environment, and geopolitical strategic competition strain our 

current ways of conducting missions. To match the pace of change impacting 

the maritime domain, we must sharpen our competitive edge. We will rapidly 

adopt new and agile technologies to stay sharp in a constantly evolving 

environment and create opportunities to unite people, assets, and information 

in new ways to grow a more nimble future force. By accelerating investments 

in integrated systems, analytics, and critical infrastructure and advancing a 

culture of innovation that leverages data as the catalyst, we will develop new 

solutions to the most pressing problems and integrate them seamlessly into 

our everyday operations.

Advance our Mission Excellence

The Coast Guard thrives in an increasingly complex and unforgiving maritime 

environment because we are firmly grounded in our operating principles. We remain 

committed to these fundamentals of operations as we prepare for a future that is 

different from today. Amidst a dynamic environment and evolving national security 

threats, we must employ our assets and people in new ways, applying resources to the 

highest priority missions that only we can best perform. We will continue to be 

brilliant at the basics, build on our ability to lead in crisis, safeguard a rapidly changing 

Marine Transportation System, and strengthen existing and forge new partnerships 

to improve global maritime governance. By advancing our processes and procedures, 

we will ensure our crews can successfully conduct challenging operations with risk, 

leading to mission success and safe returns. 
Living Marine Resources Search and Rescue Marine Safety Aids to Navigation

 ELEVEN STATUTORY

America’s

Coast Guard 

Title 10

Armed Force

Defense

Title 14

Search and Rescue

Maritime Law Enforcement

Use of Force

Customs Enforcement

Investigations, Searches, Seizures

Assistance to Other Agencies

Assistance to Foreign Governments

Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems

Aids to Navigation/Ice Operations

Title 16

Fisheries Enforcement

Title 33

Captain of the Port

Regulated Navigation Areas

Marine Transportation System

Federal On-Scene Coordinator

Pollution Response

Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security

Title 46

Maritime Intelligence

Counter-Terrorism

Vessel Inspections/Investigations

Merchant Mariner Credentialing

Federal Maritime Security Coordinator

Direct Vessel Movements

Sanctions Enforcement

Regulatory Authorities

Title 50

Intelligence

Executive 

Counterintelligence

Maritime Operational Threat Response

Posture Statement 8

AUTHORITIES
Defense Readiness Other Law Enforcement Drug Interdiction Marine Environmental 

Protection

Ice Operations Migrant Interdiction

 MISSIONS, ACROSS THE NATION, AT ALL TIMES 

Ports, Waterways, and 

Coastal Security

Posture Statement 9
Coast Guard Operational Posture and Priorities

Posture Statement 12

 

Operational Highlights

Since 1790, the Coast Guard has adapted its people, 

assets, and capabilities in response to emerging national 

demands and international challenges. The Coast Guard 

is a federal law enforcement agency, a regulatory body, a 

first responder, a member of the U.S. Intelligence 

Community, and at all times a military service and 

branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Posture Statement 13

Employing its unique authorities, capabilities, and partnerships, the Coast Guard 

conducts 11 statutory missions, managed within six mission programs that cross the full 

spectrum of maritime activities: 

• Maritime Law Enforcement: Migrant Interdiction; Drug Interdiction; Living Marine 

Resources; Other Law Enforcement

• Maritime Response: Search and Rescue; Marine Environmental Protection 

• Maritime Prevention: Ports, Waterways, & Coastal Security; Marine Safety

• Marine Transportation System Management: Aids to Navigation; Ice Operations

• Maritime Security Operations: Ports, Waterways, & Coastal Security

• Defense Operations: Defense Readiness

In addition to the 11 missions codified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, other 

responsibilities include: providing products and services for the Intelligence Community; 

conducting activities and efforts to advance U.S. diplomacy and international relations; Cyber 

Security; Bridge Administration; Great Lakes Pilotage; and other Waterways Management 

functions supplementary to Aids to Navigation.
Posture Statement 14

 

Maritime Law Enforcement 

The Maritime Law Enforcement mission program seeks to 

protect America’s maritime borders, defend the Nation’s 

maritime sovereignty, facilitate legitimate use of the waterways, 

and suppress violations of U.S. Federal law on, under, and over 

the seas to include illegal migration and Transnational 

Organized Crime.
Posture Statement 15

• 335,710 pounds of cocaine and 60,266 pounds of marijuana, with an approximate 

wholesale value of $4.2 billion, removed.

• 472 suspected smugglers detained for prosecution. 

• 12,521 undocumented non-citizens interdicted at sea. 4,025 Haitian, 1,804 

Dominican, 676 Mexican, and 5,740 Cuban non-citizens were repatriated or 

transferred to shore to US officials for further processing. 

• 196 incursions into the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) detected, resulting in 

the interdiction of 87 foreign vessels. 

• 81 foreign vessels boarded to suppress illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

• 6,039 U.S. fishing vessels boarded, resulting in 62 significant fishery violations. 

• 51 requests to assist with stranded, distressed, or entangled animals. 

The Coast Guard is multi-mission, maritime force offering a unique blend of 

military, law enforcement, humanitarian, regulatory, and diplomatic 

capabilities.

As we look to the future, we must continue to be the global Service counted on to address 

the threats, risks, and needs in the maritime domain, as we have since 1790. 
Posture Statement 16

Maritime Response

The Maritime Response mission program seeks to mitigate the 

consequences of marine casualties and disastrous events. The 

Coast Guard is the Nation’s premiere maritime first responder, 

minimizing loss of life and property by searchingfor and rescuing 

persons in distress. The Coast Guard is an agile, adaptive force 

capable of rapidly mobilizing to provide an immediate and 

reliable response to maritime incidents in coordination with, and 

in support of, Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies, 

as well as private sector and international partners. 
Posture Statement 17

• 15,737 Search and Rescue cases resulting in: 

- 19,242 people assisted; 

- 4,848 lives saved; and 

- $94.3 million in property protected from loss.

• Responded to 14 named storms during the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season including 8 

hurricanes, 2 categorized as major hurricanes. The 2022 hurricane season included major 

Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in central Florida, and ranked as the 2nd costliest 

hurricane in U.S. history. The 2022 Atlantic storms combined caused over an estimated 

$54 billion in damages. 

• 10,959 pollution incident reports investigated. 

• 237 federal cleanup projects managed with a ceiling of more than $28.6 million.

• 134 Government Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GIUEs) conducted to evaluate 

industry preparedness for oil spill response. 86% Industry GIUE compliance rate.

• 380 exercises and 164 contingency preparedness notification drills completed. 

• Deployed the National Strike Force to 35 cases. 

• Coast Guard Intelligence screened 17,683,814 crew members and 27,294,499 travelers, 

ultimately identifying and warning interagency partners of the pending arrival to the U.S. 

of 67,550 travelers of concern. 

Our empowered workforce, with a bias for action and on-scene initiative, 

enables the Coast Guard to provide immediate and reliable response to any 

maritime incident. 

We will continue to work with our maritime partners to ensure the Service’s unique capabilities for response 

operations are leveraged for the best of our Nation. 
Posture Statement 18 

 

Maritime Prevention

The Maritime Prevention mission program seeks to 

prevent marine casualties and property losses, 

minimize security risks, and protect the marine 

environment. The Coast Guard does so by developing 

and enforcing Federal regulations, conducting safety 

and security inspections, and analyzing port security

risk assessments nationwide. 
The Coast Guard develops and applies design, construction, and equipment standards 

for vessels; conducts compulsory, as well as voluntary vessel exams and inspections; 

certifies and licenses U.S. mariners; and promotes best practices by investigating marine 

casualties and sharing its findings.

We will continue to apply our regulatory framework that makes us a valued partner in the maritime 

community in the expanding cyber domain. The protection of the MTS does not stop at the shoreline 

and our efforts in cyberspace are an extension of our traditional capabilities.

• 16,000 commercial vessel plans reviewed for compliance with technical standards for 

design, construction, alteration and repair.

• 18,414 U.S. flagged vessel safety and security inspections for compliance with U.S. laws 

and International conventions, resulting in 27,087 deficiencies and 63 flag detentions.

• 4,436 U.S. vessels attended by Recognized Organizations, issued 6,981 findings. 

• 6,195 commercial fishing vessel safety examination activities, resulting in the issuance of 

4,729 safety decals. 

• 70,743 vessel exams conducted, and 58,921 safety decals issued by the Auxiliary. 

• 198,118 U.S. Merchant Mariners supported with the issuance of 57,631 credentials and 

endorsements, and 52,597 medical certificates. 

• 35 Country Assessments and 21 Capacity Building Engagements conducted in 15

countries under the International Port Security Program. 

• 4,847 security inspections of Maritime Transportation Security Act regulated facilities. 

• 665 inspection activities monitoring the transfer of hazardous cargoes at regulated 

facilities. 

• 15,704 shipping containers inspected for structural and hazardous material compliance. 

• 18,354 preliminary investigations initiated that included 3,013 reportable marine 

casualties and 31 major marine casualties or marine casualties where the U.S. Coast Guard 

collaborated with the National Transportation Safety Board. 

• 5,373 enforcement actions initiated for 7,991 violations of marine safety laws and 

regulations. 

• 9,120 foreign-flagged vessel safety and security examinations for compliance with U.S. 

laws and International conventions, resulting in 78 detentions reportable to the 

International Maritime Organization. 
Posture Statement 20

Marine Transportation 

System Management

The Marine Transportation System Management mission 

program seeks to ensure a safe, secure, and environmentally 

sound waterways system. The Coast Guard works in concert with 

other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, the 

marine industry, maritime associations, and the international 

community to safeguard the efficient movement of $5.4T in 

annual economic activity and 30.8 million jobs across the 

Nation’s Marine Transportation System. 
• 44,582 buoys and beacons maintained across the Marine Transportation System.

• 4,403 discrepancies to aids to navigation infrastructure corrected. 

• 9,806 hours of domestic icebreaking to support movement of 12.3 million tons of dry bulk 

cargo and 8.3 million barrels of liquid cargoes through ice-impeded waters of the Great 

Lakes and New England waterways, at an economic value of $1.04 billion. 

• 58 icebergs identified and tracked in the North Atlantic shipping lanes. 

• 1,182 waterways controls established by Coast Guard Captains of the Port, including: 229

to address safety concerns related to obstructions/hazards to navigation; 98 to ensure safe 

and secure commercial vessel movements; and 49 for dredging and infrastructure 

projects. 

• 400 disruptions to the Marine Transportation System addressed, including: 92 related to 

vessel breakaways, grounding, and other navigation hazards; 59 related to ice, extreme 

weather, low visibility, or river levels; and 65 related to bridge, lock malfunctions, or 

operational deviations. 

• 3,371 applications reviewed and 1,133 marine event permits issued for activities on U.S. 

navigable waters. 

• 20 bridge permits issued with a total project cost of $743.4 million.

• 177 bridge-related Regulatory Actions issued including: 141 General Deviations, 2

Deviations Denials, 1 COVID-19 related General Deviation, and 33 Rulemakings. 

• Coast Guard Divers removed 30 structurally compromised aids with the use of 

underwater cutting techniques.

Through an open, free, and transparent Marine Transportation System, 

the Coast Guard enhances global supply chain security that sustains our 

nation’s economic and national security.

Approximately 90% of global trade is transported by sea and more than 20% of the 

world’s population depends on the sea as a primary food source. As MTS capacity 

expands, the safe navigation on American waters, keeps us safe and prosperous.

Posture Statement 21
Posture Statement 22

Maritime Security Operations

The Maritime Security Operations mission program 

encompasses activities to detect, deter, prevent, and disrupt 

terrorist attacks and other criminal acts in the U.S. maritime 

domain. It includes the execution of antiterrorism, response, 

and select recovery operations. This mission performs the 

operational element of the Coast Guard’s Ports, Waterways, 

and Coastal Security mission and complements our Maritime 

Response and Prevention efforts. 
Posture Statement 23

• 10,168 waterborne patrols in/around critical infrastructure and key resources, ports, 

waterways, and coasts.

• 704 waterborne enforcement activities of fixed security zones. 

• 2,795 small vessel security boardings in/around U.S. ports, waterways, and coasts. 

• 973 boardings of large commercial vessels that pose greater-than-normal risk. 

• 1,249 escorts of high-capacity passenger vessels such as ferries and cruise ships. 

• 462 escorts of vessels carrying certain dangerous cargoes. 

• 115 escorts of high-value naval vessels transiting U.S. waterways. 

• 45 military cargo vessel transits escorted. 

• 88 military out load security zones enforced. 

• 230 U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine escorts during homeport surface transits. 

• 2,557 Shoreside patrols of critical infrastructure, maritime facilities, and passenger vessel 

terminals including ferry ride-alongs. 365 of these operations utilized Canine Explosive 

Detection Teams.

• Eight Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) missions were conducted in support 

of Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) and National Special Security Events (NSSE), 

which resulted in 31 electronic mitigations utilizing C-UAS equipment.

• Two Active Shooter/Active Threat (AS/AT) responder training sessions conducted with a 

total of 26 students trained in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures of AS/AT scenarios.

In an everchanging and complex environment, the Coast Guard is 

uniquely qualified to safeguard America’s ports and waterways. 

To address malicious actors’ threats to uninterrupted commerce we will continue to 

prevent and defend attacks on the MTS. 
Posture Statement 24

 

Defense Operations

The Defense Operations mission program exercises the Coast 

Guard’s unique authorities and capabilities to support the 

National Defense Strategy. The Coast Guard is deployed daily 

around the globe in support of Combatant Commanders to 

protect the security of our Nation far from U.S. soil. 
Posture Statement 25

• 20,979 hours of coverage using 6 Fast Response Cutters and 1 Advanced Interdiction 

Team (AIT) deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of U.S. Central Command security 

cooperation, maritime security, and counter-piracy objectives.

• 19 counter-narcotics deployments by Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Teams 

onboard U.S. and allied navy vessels in support of U.S. Southern Command and Central 

and South American partner nations. 

• 259 days of Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team to Cutters and 79 days to U.S. 

Africa Command to enhance partner-nation maritime enforcement capabilities to 

counter illegal fishing, piracy and contraband. 

• 15,744 underway hours, across multiple locations to support U.S. Secret Service 

conducting 19 Presidential Security Missions 

• 14,845 waterside and 22,248 shore-side hours of Anti-Terrorism/Force-Protection 

provided by Port Security Units deployed to Guantanamo Bay. Interdicted 253 contacts 

of interest and 19 critical contacts of interest; encountered 15 suspected UAVs, and 

conducted 500 vessel escorts.

• Deployable Rotary-Wing Air Intercept (RWAI) assets: deployed 48 times, spanning 233

days; responded to 71 alerts; and scrambled 26 times in response to DOD-identified 

tracks of interest.

World-wide demand for Coast Guard services has never been higher. A 

leader in maritime governance, international rule, and port security, the 

Coast Guard serves as a force multiplier for naval warfare missions 

around the globe. 

We will continue to support the Department of Defense and Combatant

Commanders as a valued member of the Joint Force. Bringing our unique and 

interoperable capabilities to these operations, enhances National security.
 BUDGET OVERVIEW

12.9%

$1,550,000

Procurement, Construction, & 

Improvements (PC&I)

0.1%

$7,476

Research & Development (R&D)

Posture Statement 26

Net Discretionary Funding

84.8%

$10,223,488

Operations & Support

(O&S)

2.2%

$270,359

Medicare-Eligible Retiree 

Health Care Fund (MERHCF)

Dollars in Thousands
The FY 2024 President’s Budgetsustains readiness, resilience, and capability 

while building the Coast Guard of the future to ensure the Service has the assets, 

systems, infrastructure, and support needed to enhance the Nation’s interests in 

an increasingly complex and connected world. 

The FY 2024 Budget continues efforts for the Coast Guard’s two highest 

acquisition priorities - the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter - 

and provides funding to bolster recruiting and medical services, sustain vital 

Information Technology capabilities, and enable the Coast Guard to continue to 

recapitalize legacy assets and revitalize aging shore infrastructure.

The FY 2024 Budget also advances the Great Lakes Icebreaker acquisition - an 

asset that will ensure America’s continued economic prosperity on our domestic 

waterways. Additionally, the FY 2024 Budget provides funding for the purchase 

of a commercially available polar icebreaker, which is critical to increasing 

presence in the Arctic.

Posture Statement 27

 
Procurement, Construction, 

and Improvements

Dollars in Thousands

Posture Statement 28
 Vessels $1.19B 

Offshore Patrol Cutter $579.0M: Supports construction of OPC #6 and Long Lead Time 

Materials (LLTM) for OPC #7. The OPC will replace the Coast Guard’s fleet of Medium 

Endurance Cutters that conduct missions on the high seas and coastal approaches.

Polar Security Cutter $170.0M: Funds additional LLTM for PSC #3. This acquisition 

recapitalizes the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker fleet to support national interests in the 

Polar Regions and provide assured surface presence in those ice-impacted waters.

Commercially Available Polar Icebreaker $125.0M: Funds the acquisition of a commercially 

available polar icebreaker, including modifications and integrated logistics support required to 

reach initial operating capability (IOC) for Coast Guard operations.

Waterways Commerce Cutter $98.0M: Provides for program management activities, initial 

detail design, and the construction of the first article to recapitalize the current fleet of inland 

tenders and barges.

Great Lakes Icebreaker $55.0M: Funds initial acquisition activities, program management, and 

prepares for the procurement of long lead time materials for a heavy Great Lakes icebreaker to 

complement the CGC Mackinaw. 

National Security Cutter $17.1M: Supports post-delivery activities for the tenth and eleventh 

NSCs, program management, and class-wide acquisition support activities. 

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 Aircraft $114,800 

HC-27J $74.3M: Provides for continued missionization of these medium-range surveillance 

aircraft, including structural modification and procurement of system components, allowing the 

HC-27J to meet the DHS joint operational requirements for aircraft mission systems.

MH-60T $30.0M: Continues the Service Life Extension Project for the Coast Guard’s fleet of 

MH-60T helicopters. 

MH-65 $6.0M: Supports modernization and sustainment of the Coast Guard’s MH-65 

helicopter fleet to improve reliability and sustain the fleet into the 2030s to align recapitalization 

efforts with DoD’s Future Vertical Lift program and transition to an all MH-60 fleet. 

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 Shore Facilities and ATON $144,000 

 Other Acquisition Programs $100,600 

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure $89.0M: Supports shore facility infrastructure 

modifications, upgrades, new construction, and land acquisition associated with homeporting 

new cutters and aircraft. Includes projects to support the homeporting of NSCs and other major 

cutter in Charleston, SC, a Fast Response Cutter in Seward, AK, and a Waterways Commerce 

Cutter in Saint Petersburg, FL.

Major Shore, Housing, ATON, Survey and Design $50.0M: Supports shore facility construction 

and improvement projects. Includes projects to support shoreside facility construction in 

Charleston, South Carolina.

CG-LIMS $27.7M: Continues CG-LIMS development, configuration, and testing with phased 

delivery and deployment to Coast Guard operational assets and support facilities to include 

aircraft, surface, and shore facility product lines.

Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform $25.3M: Provides for recapitalization and 

modernization of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence 

planning all Information Technology portfolios, including infrastructure, communications, 

cyber, navigation, and domain awareness. 

C4ISR $14.0M: Supports the design and development of integrated hardware and software 

systems on NSCs, OPCs, PSCs, FRCs, WCCs, and legacy 270-foot WMECs. These assets are 

using interoperable C4ISR system designs to optimize lifecycle costs and operational 

effectiveness.

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Operations and Support

Strategic Investments

Transform the Total Workforce: $33.0M 116 FTE

Sharpen our Competitive Edge: $63.8M 61 FTE 

Advance our Mission Excellence: $94.2M 215 FTE

Dollars in Thousands 4.2% $432,873 Mission Support

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$10,223,488

Operations & Support 

(O&S)

52.4%

$5,362,068

Military Personnel

43.3%

$4,428,547

Field Operations
 Pricing Increases $348,517 

Military Pay and Allowances $176.6M: Maintains parity with the Department of Defense 

(DOD) for military pay, allowances, heath care, and retirement contributions, including a 5.2% 

pay raise in FY 2024. As a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Coast Guard is 

subject to the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act.

Civilian Pay and Allowances $50.1M: Provides funding for required contributions to the federal 

government employee benefits and includes a 5.2% civilian pay raise in FY 2024.

Posture Statement 33
 Program Increases $203,569 

Posture Statement 34

Transform the Total Workforce

• Recruiting $12.0M 50 FTE: Enhances the Coast Guard’s recruiting capability by funding 

additional recruiting personnel and nine new recruiting offices.

• Workforce Support $15.5M 42 FTE: Provides funding to increase retention and better 

support the workforce. Also establishes a special trial counsel as prescribed as part of the 

military justice reform initiatives in the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

• Medical $5.5M 24 FTE: Provides additional medical staff on board each National Security 

Cutter and CGC Polar Star to improve full-time medical services to cutter crews that are 

underway for extended periods of time in remote regions. Also funds a shore-based 

deployable Coast Guard Health Services team.

Sharpen our Competitive Edge

• Data for Decision Advantage $15.0M 15 FTE: Advances data analytic capabilities to 

empower operations and best support the workforce.

• Enterprise IT $42.7M 27 FTE: Sustains enterprise collaboration tools, Search and Rescue 

IT systems, and C5I capabilities on board operational assets.

• Software Follow-On $6.1M 19 FTE: Funds the rapid development of mobile applications, 

bolsters telework capabilities, and sustains software capabilities.

Advance our Mission Excellence

• New Asset Operations and Maintenance $76.6M 210 FTE: Funds the operations, 

maintenance, crew, and mission support elements for four Fast Response Cutters; 

operations and maintenance for OPC #2; crew, operations, and maintenance for a 

commercially available polar icebreaker; crew for WCC #1; and crew, operations, and 

maintenance for four MH-60T helicopters, one HC-130J aircraft, and one HC-27J 

aircraft.

• Shore Facility Follow-On $17.6M 5 FTE: Funds the operations and maintenance of newly 

acquired or recapitalized shore facilities.
 Program Decreases ($29,076) 

Decommission Assets

• Asset Decomissionings and Retirements -$29.1M -167 FTE: Reflects the removal from 

service of legacy assets, including two 110-foot Patrol Boats (WPB), one 210-foot 

Reliance Class Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC), six MH-65 helicopters, and the last 

five HC-130Hs remaining in service.

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FY 2024 BUDGET TABLES

 Appropriation Summary

FY 2024 Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvements (PC&I)

Operations and Support FY 2023 to FY 2024 

Budget Change

Table 1:

Table 2: 

Table 3:

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“The true value of the 

Coast Guard to the 

Nation is not its ability to 

perform any single 

mission, but in its 

versatile, highly adaptive, 

multi-mission character.”

-U.S. Coast Guard 

Publication 1
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Appropriation (Dollars in Thousands)

Table 1: Appropriation Summary

FY 2022 

Enacted

FY 2023 

Enacted

FY 2024 

Request

Operations and Support $9,162,120 $9,700,478 $10,223,488

 Military Personnel $4,805,675 $5,054,656 $5,362,068

 Mission Support $409,659 $426,418 $432,873

 Field Operations $3,946,786 $4,219,404 $4,428,547

 Surface, Air, and Shore Operations $2,856,905 $3,057,071 $3,155,032

 Command, Control, Communications $1,089,881 $1,162,333 $1,273,515

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements $2,080,100 $1,669,650 $1,550,000

 Vessels $1,102,750 $917,500 $1,190,600

 Aircraft $447,800 $238,000 $114,800

 Other Acquisition Programs $124,900 $99,310 $100,600

 Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation (ATON) $354,650 $414,840 $144,000

Research and Development $7,476 $7,476 $7,476

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund $240,577 $252,887 $270,359

Subtotal Discretionary - Appropriation $11,490,273 $11,630,491 $12,051,323

Subtotal Discretionary - Offsetting Fee $4,000 $4,000 $4,000

Retired Pay $1,963,519 $2,044,414 $1,147,244

Boat Safety $128,987 $132,442 $144,340

Maritime Oil Spill Program $101,000 $101,000 $101,000

Funds $6,864 $6,864 $6,864

Subtotal Mandatory - Appropriation $2,200,370 $2,284,720 $1,399,448

Total $13,690,643 $13,915,211 $13,450,771
Posture Statement 38

Appropriation (Dollars in Thousands)

Table 2: Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 

FY 2024 President’s Budget

Pos. FTE Amount

Vessels $1,190,600

 In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) $120,000 

 National Security Cutter (NSC) $17,100 

 Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) $579,000 

 Fast Response Cutter (FRC) $20,000 

 Commercially Purchased Icebreaker $125,000 

 Boats $6,500 

 Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) $98,000 

 Polar Security Cutter (PSC) $170,000 

 Great Lakes Icebreaker $55,000 

Aircraft $114,800

 HC-27J Conversion/ Sustainment $74,300 

 HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment $4,000 

 MH-65 Conversion/Sustainment $6,000 

 MH-60T Sustainment $30,000 

 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) $500 

Other $100,600

 Survey and Design - Vessels, Boats, and Aircraft $5,000

 Program Oversight and Management $21,000 

 C4ISR $16,000 

 CG-LIMS $27,700 

 Other Equipment and Systems $5,600 

 Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform $25,300 

Shore and ATON $144,000

 Major Shore, Housing, ATON, Survey and Design $50,000 

 Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure (MASI) $89,000 

 Minor Shore $5,000 

Total $1,550,000 

Table 3: Operations and Support 

51,865 50,383 9,162,120

52,481 51,223 9,700,478

 - 418 119,130

 Mandatory Personnel Entitlements

 Annualization of Prior Year Pay Raise - - 46,377

 Military Pay Raise Total - - 118,626

 - - 57,973

 - - 50,083

 75

 - - 231

 - 418 392,495

 Civilian Pay Raise Total

 FY 2024 FERS Law Enforcement Officer Adjustment

 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Contract Increases

 Total Increases

FY 2022 Enacted Budget

FY 2023 Enacted Budget

Pricing Changes

 Increases

 Annualization of FY 2023 Initiatives

 2024 Military Allowances
Posture Statement 32

Posture Statement 39

 (1,137)

 (97)

 Non-Recur of FY 2023 Program Changes - (42,237)

 Annualization of FY 2023 Program Reductions - (191) (507)

 - (191) (43,978)

 - 227 348,517

 10 5 17,641

 64 26 5,679

 7,311

 19 10 1,148

 38 19 7,009

 HC-130J Follow-On 33 25 9,427

 92 46 21,065

 168 84 25,000

 32 18 3,364

 53 27 42,716

 33 19 6,054

 - - 2,300

 52 52 6,894

 48 24 5,541

 Workforce - Recruiting and Accessions 96 50 11,978

 28 15 14,989

 80 42 15,453

 846 462 203,569

 (36) (18) (1,651)

 (88) (44) (4,225)

 (130) (56) (9,842)

 (97) (49) (13,358)

 (351) (167) (29,076)

 495 295 174,493

52,976 51,755 10,223,488

 495 522 523,010

 - - 7,476

 - - 270,359

 - - 1,550,000

FY 2024 Total Discretionary 52,976 51,755 12,051,323

 Total Program Changes

FY 2024 O&S Request

FY 2023 to FY 2024 Operations & Support Total Change

FY 2024 R&D

FY 2024 MERHCFC

FY 2024 PC&I

 Asset Decommissionings and Retirements

 Decommission Island Class Patrol Boats (WPBs)

 Decommission Medium Endurance Cutters (WMEC)

 Decommission HC-130Hs

 Decommission MH-65 Helicopters

 Total Decreases

 WLB Post MMA Final Hull Crew Reconstitution 

 Medical Readiness

 Data for Decision Advantage 

 Workforce - Support

 Total Increases

 Decreases

 Commercial Icebreaker Follow-On

 Operational Adjustments

 Acquisition Support Personnel

 Enterprise IT Follow-On

 Software Follow-On

 Financial Systems Modernization

 Shore Facility Follow-On

 Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Follow-On

 Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Follow-On

 Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Follow-On

 HC-27J Follow-On

 MH-60T Follow-On

 Capital Cost Sharing Savings

 Total Decreases

 Total Adjustments-to-Base

Program Changes

 Increases

 Operating and Maintenance Funds for New Assets 

 Decreases

 GSA Rent Reduction

Table 3: Operations and Support (cont.) Pos. FTE Amount
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