UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

POSTURE STATEMENT

2018 Performance Highlights

2020 Budget Overview
CONTENTS

Letter of Promulgation 3 

Posture Statement 4

FY 2018 Performance Highlights 20

FY 2020 Budget Overview 34

FY 2020 Budget Tables 44
THE COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

A unique instrument of national power, the Coast Guard is an Armed Force which serves 

as a first responder, law enforcement agency, maritime regulator, and member of the 

intelligence community. As the challenges to our national and economic security grow 

more complex, the Coast Guard is poised to leverage our full spectrum of maritime 

capabilities to protect the American people, our homeland, and our way of life.

I am pleased to present the Coast Guard’s annual Posture Statement, which provides 

strategic context for the service, describes performance highlights from 2018, and outlines 

my Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Priorities. Our investment priorities are in direct alignment 

with the Coast Guard Strategic Plan 2018-2022, which emphasizes our need to invest in 

Service readiness, while fine-tuning mission execution and operational support to ensure a 

safe, secure, and prosperous homeland.

The Coast Guard is locally based, nationally responsive, and globally impactful and I am 

exceptionally proud of the operational successes of our active duty, civilian, reserve, and 

auxiliary personnel who comprise our mission ready total workforce. Our men and women 

deploy worldwide to support all Combatant Commanders as a component of the Joint 

Force. At home, we surge our people and assets wherever they are needed to protect 

Americans from disasters and respond to crisis. Throughout the country, we live in the 

communities we serve, saving our neighbors from peril and facilitating the maritime 

commerce on which our economy depends.

Maintaining service readiness in the face of complex threats and technological 

sophistication requires modern assets and the resources to operate and maintain them. 

The FY 2020 budget request advances key Coast Guard priorities to enhance the readiness 

of our people, assets, and infrastructure. Investment in our workforce goes beyond front 

line operations to build critical capabilities to operate into the future. We enjoy robust 

support from the Administration, Congress, and our Department, and the Coast Guard has 

made great progress recapitalizing our assets, including five major ongoing surface 

acquisition programs. The Capital Investment Plan supports our highest recapitalization 

priorities, including the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter, and is 

critically important to sustaining the Coast Guard’s ability to meet our Nation’s evolving 

needs.

As we have for nearly 229 years, we will continue to adapt to emerging national demands 

and the dynamic international environment. Our FY 2020 Budget supports your 

Ready, Relevant and Responsive Coast Guard, capable of meeting the challenges facing our 

Nation, our Department, and the Combatant Commanders across the globe. With 

continued support of the Administration and Congress, the Coast Guard will continue to 

live up to our motto - Semper Paratus - Always Ready.

Karl L. Schultz

Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard

Commandant
AMERICA’S 

COAST GUARD

The need for a Ready, Relevant, and Responsive

Coast Guard has never been greater. 

Since 1790, the Coast Guard has 

safeguarded the American people and 

promoted our national security, border 

security, and economic prosperity in a 

complex and evolving maritime 

environment. We are on the front lines of 

our Nation’s effort to protect the American 

people, our homeland, and our way of life. 
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As challenges to our national security and global influence grow more complex, the need for a 

Ready, Relevant, and Responsive Coast Guard has never been greater. Throughout its long and 

proud history, the Coast Guard has adapted its assets and people and leveraged its unique 

authorities and capabilities to meet emerging national demands and international challenges, 

maintaining a legacy as the world’s best Coast Guard. 

Today, the Coast Guard remains locally based, nationally responsive, globally impactful, and Semper 

Paratus – “Always Ready.”

Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy drives a 47-

foot Motor Lifeboat near the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Petty Officer Duffy is just the fourth active female 

surfman in the Coast Guard, earning the highest 

rank in Coast Guard boat operations and a 

coveted title which dates back more than 200 

years to the U.S. Life-Saving Service.
STRATEGIC

ENVIRONMENT

The Coast Guard faces readiness challenges 

in an uncertain budget climate. 

The United States is a maritime Nation. We 

depend on the sea for our security and 

prosperity. The maritime domain is 

inherently vulnerable to transnational 

crime, terrorist activity, drug smuggling, 

illegal exploitation of natural resources, 

unlawful border crossings, and illicit 

territorial expansionism. To sustain our 

strength, America must protect our borders 

from unlawful intrusion and defend 

sovereignty while safeguarding and 

facilitating commerce. 
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Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and non-state actors threaten maritime governance, the 

rule of law, and regional stability. These networks disrupt America’s neighbors and partners in the 

Western Hemisphere, driving migrants to our borders, emboldening human traffickers on our 

shores, and enabling the movement of illicit substances into our communities. 

Near-peer competitors, such as China and Russia, are attempting to diminish American and partnernation influence abroad. These rival powers jeopardize democratic institutions, escalate conflict, 

poach maritime resources, imperil access to critical sea lanes, and ultimately disrupt peaceful 

regions.

The cyber domain is strategically important. Adversarial nation states, non-state actors, and 

individuals are attacking our digital infrastructure and eroding the protections historically provided 

by our geographic borders. While improved interconnectivity expands our capabilities, we must 

account for the corresponding increase in risk. 

Our role in the Arctic is growing. Diminishing Arctic sea ice is expanding accessibility to the region 

and attracting the attention of rival states across the globe. For more than a century, the Coast 

Guard has been a visible U.S. presence in the Arctic ensuring security and sovereignty for American 

resources and our role there has never been more crucial.

Catastrophic events, whether man-made or natural, can have enormous consequences on our 

coastal communities and disrupt our just-in-time global economy. 

While keeping pace with the dynamic security environment and changing character of maritime 

operations, the Coast Guard faces readiness challenges in an uncertain and resource-constrained 

budget climate. Aging surface and aviation assets, as well as antiquated shore and information 

technology infrastructure, bring new challenges to our operational readiness. 

While we are working to recapitalize essential assets, we also require the resources to sustain and 

operate them. Moving forward, the Service requires stable and predictable funding to be ready to 

meet our current mission demands and invest in the necessary capabilities to effectively serve our 

Nation far into the future.
OUR VALUE

TO THE NATION

The Coast Guard confronts threats to the homeland wherever they emerge, from the Arctic to the Arabian Gulf. 

The Coast Guard is the principal Federal 

agency responsible for maritime safety, 

security, and environmental stewardship in 

U.S. ports and inland waterways, along 

more than 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline, 

throughout the 4.5 million square miles of 

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and on 

the high seas. The Coast Guard applies 

military, regulatory, incident management, 

and law enforcement expertise to ensure 

safety, security, and resiliency across the 

Homeland Security enterprise. 
Posture Statement ▪ 9

As a military service, our unique authorities, capabilities, and partnerships also complement the 

Department of Defense (DoD). As national security challenges grow more complex, the Coast Guard 

cooperates in ways that other military services cannot in order to support our national goals of 

preserving peace through strength and advancing American influence. The Coast Guard is deployed 

daily around the globe in support of Combatant Commanders to promote peace, fortify alliances, 

attract new partners, and challenge threats far from U.S. soil.

Fundamentally, the key to Coast Guard success has always been our people—our diverse workforce 

of Active Duty, Reserve, Civilian, and Auxiliary. The Coast Guard trusts and empowers its workforce 

at every level to lead with a bias for action – taking on-scene initiative and bringing solutions to 

complex problems. 

By confronting threats to the homeland wherever they emerge – from the Arctic to the Arabian Gulf 

– the Coast Guard prevents terrorism, secures our borders, saves lives, and reduces the physical and 

cyber security risks faced by our Nation. 

Members of Maritime 

Security Response Team

- East fast rope onto the 

deck of Cutter Richard 

Etheridge.
STRATEGIC

PRIORITIES

These strategic priorities position the Coast Guard to protect 

America’s economic prosperity and national security.

The Coast Guard is fundamentally a 

strategy-driven organization. The Coast 

Guard Strategic Plan 2018-2022 identified 

strategic priorities to set the course for the 

future of our service. These priorities reflect 

and directly support the National Security 

Strategy, Department of Homeland Security 

goals and priorities, and the National 

Defense Strategy. Further, the plan 

operationalizes existing Coast Guard 

strategies and outlooks, addressing 

targeted challenges in our operating 

environment. 
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To meet the Nation’s needs, the Coast Guard will recruit, train, support, and retain a mission ready 

total workforce that is empowered to excel across all Coast Guard operations. We must also 

continue to build momentum on our current recapitalization efforts, including cutters, aircraft, 

infrastructure, technology and other mission enablers.

Our ability to address challenges in the maritime domain ranges from education and partnerships to 

regulation and enforcement to high-end, specialized operations. The Coast Guard partners at every 

level, from individual mariners to local police departments, to the world’s top navies and coast 

guards. Our aim is to integrate wherever possible to achieve collective goals.

We are an agile, adaptive force whose greatest value to the Nation resides in our ability to rapidly 

shift among our missions to meet national priorities. To promote national security and build 

resiliency, we will align all of our Service’s initiatives to promote organizational efficiency, agility, and 

effectiveness – delivering excellence anytime, anywhere.

Address the Nation’s Complex Maritime Challenges

Deliver Mission Excellence Anytime, Anywhere

Maximize Readiness Today and Tomorrow
BUDGET

PRIORITIES

The Coast Guard’s top priority is Service readiness. 

The Coast Guard’s top priority is Service 

readiness. Similar to the other Armed 

Services, an uncertain, constrained budget 

environment has eroded our operational 

readiness. At the same time, the increasing 

global complexity and expanding demand 

for Coast Guard services necessitates the 

best people, modern technology, resilient 

infrastructure, and highly capable assets. 

With a clear understanding of the fiscal 

environment, we will support our people, 

invest in mission enabling technologies, and 

modernize our assets to guarantee we are 

ready for the challenges of today while 

preparing for the threats of tomorrow.
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We must continue momentum on efforts to recapitalize our 

surface and aviation fleets. New acquisitions will help mitigate the 

risks posed by our aging assets and will revolutionize the way we 

conduct operations in the future. 

The Coast Guard must recruit, train, support, and retain a mission 

ready total workforce that is equipped with the knowledge, tools, 

and support systems needed to excel across the full spectrum of 

Coast Guard operations.

Our increasingly digital world requires reliable access to Coast 

Guard information systems for our people and assets while also 

defending our networks against cyber threats. Resilient shore 

infrastructure is directly connected to operational readiness and 

successful mission execution.

ASSETS

PEOPLE

INFRASTRUCTURE

READINESS

A Coast Guard Cutter Munro 

crewmember embraces his 

children after the cutter returned 

home to Alameda, CA, following 

a 105-day, 17,000-nautical mile, 

multi-mission deployment to the 

Western Pacific Ocean.
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The Coast Guard’s 54,000-strong Active Duty, Reserve, and 

Civilian workforce is strategically positioned to meet 

America’s needs. In addition to those depicted below are 

nearly 450 Coast Guard men and women who are 

permanently stationed overseas and approximately 25,000 

volunteers that comprise the Coast Guard Auxiliary. 
The Coast Guard is a locally-based organization, with units 

broadly distributed across our Nation. Coast Guard men 

and women are proud to live and work in the communities 

that they serve. This diverse geographic footprint enables 

us to be responsive to both local emergencies and national 

crises. Within communities across America, Coast Guard 

units stand ready to perform our missions and coordinate 

with Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies, 

as well as private sector partners, to meet the challenges 

facing our Nation.

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NATIONALLY RESPONSIVE

Disaster 

Response

Migrant 

Interdiction

Deployments

Counter

Human 

Smuggling

Domestic 

Icebreaking 

Keeps Vital 

Shipping Lanes 

Open 

Fisheries Enforcement 

Deployments Protect 

Sovereign Natural 

Resources Critical to Our 

Nation’s Prosperity

Vessel Salvage 

Operations 

Remove 

Post-Hurricane

Pollutants

The Coast Guard is the 

Nation’s premier first 

responder. We are an 

agile, adaptive force whose 

value to the Nation resides 

in our ability to rapidly 

shift among our missions 

to meet national priorities 

during steady state and 

crisis. 

Cybersecurity 

Improves 

Marine 

Transportation 

Resilience

Operation

Arctic Shield

Counter-Drug 

Operations
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Operation Arctic Shield

2018 marked the 151st year of 

Coast Guard Operations in the 

American Arctic. Operation Arctic Shield 

is the current extension of this 

presence. Forward-deployed Coast 

Guard air and surface assets provide a 

mobile, seasonal presence in the Arctic 

and facilitate Federal access to the 

Polar Regions. The Coast Guard 

effectively surges assets to the Arctic to 

meet the rise in seasonal activity 

associated with greater availability of 

the Arctic to shipping.

Disaster Response

When hurricanes Florence, Lane, 

Olivia, and typhoon Mangkhut 

threatened the Mid-Atlantic States, 

Hawaii, and Guam, the Coast Guard 

mobilized over 8,650 Active Duty, 

Reservists, and Civilians for 

hurricane response operations. In 

coordination with FEMA and other 

Federal, State, and local response 

organizations, the Coast Guard 

saved 992 lives and established an 

effective process to stabilize, 

recover, and resume operations 

at over 20 impacted ports. 

Counter-Drug Operations

The Coast Guard deploys cutters 

and aircraft to the Eastern Pacific 

Ocean in support of the whole of 

government effort to interrupt the flow 

of illegal narcotics, which causes 

instability in Central and South America, 

driving migration to our borders. The 

Coast Guard combats Transnational 

Criminal Organizations by targeting drug 

shipments where they are most 

vulnerable—at sea. In 2018, through 

fortified alliances in the Western Hemisphere, the Coast Guard removed 

over 462,000 pounds of cocaine. 
GLOBALLY IMPACTFUL

Port Security Units deploy in support 

of the Department of Defense to 

protect Naval Station Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba from security threats and 

directed terrorist activities.

The Coast Guard is deployed globally to promote peace, 

fortify alliances, attract new partners, and challenge 

threats. Our leadership in global maritime governing 

bodies and our collaborative approach drives stability, 

The Coast Guard facilitates 

multilateral counter-drug 

summits, bringing together 

diverse representatives 

from nearly 25 countries to 

build inter-operability to 

effectively combat illicit 

trafficking. 

A Landing Signal Officer instructs a 

Mexican Navy helicopter during 

UNITAS, a longstanding, multinational maritime exercise 

conducted annually in Latin America 

and the Caribbean to enhance 

security cooperation and improve 

coalition operations.

Arctic 

Coast Guard 

Forum

Africa 

Maritime Law 

Enforcement 

Partnership
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Patrol boats and boarding teams 

deployed in the Arabian Gulf support 

U.S. Central Command security 

cooperation, maritime security, and 

counter-piracy objectives. 

Coast Guard inspectors 

and investigating officers 

train government officials 

from the Republic of 

South Africa on vessel 

prevention, detection, 

and enforcement of 

pollution regulations. 

Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in 

McMurdo Sound near Antarctica in 

support of Operation Deep Freeze 

2018, the U.S. military’s contribution 

to the National Science Foundationmanaged U.S. Antarctic Program. 

Coast Guard Polar icebreakers 

support national security and 

sovereignty, and National Science 

Foundation missions in the Polar 

Regions. 

Maritime Security Response TeamWest participated in Pacific Shield 

2018, an exercise in Japan to practice 

boarding vessels in search of 

weapons of mass destruction 

materials. The team also participated 

in the U.S. Navy-sponsored ‘Rim of 

the Pacific’ exercise.

North Pacific 

Coast Guard 

Forum

Cutter Oliver 

Berry Deploys 

to Oceania
PERFORMANCE

HIGHLIGHTS

A truly multi-mission organization, the 

Coast Guard leverages our unique 

authorities, capabilities, and partnership to 

conduct our eleven statutory missions, 

which are managed within six mission 

programs. 

USCG Mission Programs Homeland Security Act Missions

Maritime Prevention

Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security — Prevention Activities 

Marine Safety 

Marine Environmental Protection — Prevention Activities 

MTS Management Aids to Navigation 

Ice Operations 

Maritime Security Operations Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security — Response Activities 

Maritime Law Enforcement

Migrant Interdiction 

Drug Interdiction 

Living Marine Resources 

Other Law Enforcement 

Maritime Response Search and Rescue 

Marine Environmental Protection — Response Activities 

Defense Operations Defense Readiness 
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 21

In addition to those outlined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Coast Guard has other 

mission responsibilities, including products and services for the Intelligence Community; activities 

and efforts provided in support of U.S. diplomacy and international relations; Cyber Security; Bridge 

Administration, Great Lakes Pilotage and other Waterways Management functions supplementary to 

Aids to Navigation.

To measure mission performance, strategic, management, and operational measures exist for each 

program area. The results are used to develop strategic plans and initiatives, drive budgetary 

priorities, and formulate operational direction to improve program performance. 
Maritime 

Law Enforcement

The Maritime Law Enforcement mission 

program protects America's maritime 

borders, defends the Nation's maritime 

sovereignty, facilitates legitimate use of the 

waterways, and suppresses violations of 

U.S. Federal law on, under, and over the 

seas to include illegal migration and 

Transnational Organized Crime. 

Joint Agency Migrant Interdiction

Late in October 2018, an Air Station Miami HC-144 aircraft 

conducting a law enforcement patrol located a target of interest 

approximately nineteen nautical miles east of Haulover Inlet, FL. The 

Coast Guard aircraft was relieved by a Customs and Border Protection 

patrol aircraft, which monitored the vessel as it continued heading westbound 

toward Haulover Inlet. A Station Miami law enforcement boat and three 

Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations surface units engaged in 

pursuit of the target and interdicted the 25-foot Hydrasport Cuddy Cabin 

with sixteen illegal migrants and one human trafficker. Successful 

outcomes like this are a direct result of the joint nature of maritime 

migrant interdiction operations and the Coast Guard’s strong 

partnerships with fellow DHS components as well as with 

neighboring international partners.
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 23

Maritime Law Enforcement by the Numbers:

3,603 undocumented migrants interdicted at sea. 

2,534 Haitian, 724 Dominican, 551 Mexican, and 351 Cuban migrants repatriated. 

462,000 pounds of cocaine and 21,564 pounds of marijuana removed.

$6.1 billion approximate wholesale value of narcotics removed. 

602 suspected smugglers detained for prosecution. 

6,624 U.S. fishing vessels boarded; issued 144 significant fishery violations. 

51 reports to assist with stranded, distressed or entangled animals. 

201 incursions into the U.S. EEZ detected; interdicted 63 vessels. 

111 foreign vessels boarded to suppress illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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 searching for and 

rescuing persons in distress. The Coast 

Guard is capable of rapidly mobilizing 

resources 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 partners. 

Coast Guard Supports International Search and Rescue 

On September 14, 2018, Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center 

(RCC) Miami received a report from the Jamaican Defense Force that 

a 131-foot fishing vessel that was on fire in the vicinity of Serranilla 

Bank, Colombia. RCC Miami contacted the Colombian Navy who 

dispatched several assets to the position. Upon arriving on scene, the 

Colombian Navy assets were unable to locate any survivors and requested air 

support from the U.S. Coast Guard. RCC Miami dispatched an HC-130 aircraft 

from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. Once on scene, the HC-130 located 

approximately fifteen people inside several life rafts. RCC Miami located 

the closest Good Samaritan vessel, and diverted the vessel and crew to 

rescue all fifteen people in distress. The Coast Guard relies on 

international SAR partners, shipping industry stakeholders and 

other good Samaritans to save lives at sea each year. 
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 25

Maritime Response by the Numbers:

15,634 Search and Rescue cases:

41,093 people assisted.

3,965 lives saved. 

$66 million in property protected. 

992 additional lives saved during response to Hurricane Florence.

11,894 pollution incident reports responded to. 

296 federal cleanup projects managed, costing more than $22.5 million.

7,341 submissions for compliance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

479 exercises, 160 contingency preparedness notification drills completed. 

Deployed the National Strike Force to support Coast Guard and EPA for:

4 natural disasters.

4 special events.

20 oil and hazardous substance incidents. 
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 

Subchapter M Implementation Begins

Towing vessels are essential to America’s commerce, moving 

significant quantities of goods and providing essential services to U.S. 

ports and waterways. Beginning in 2009, the Coast Guard underwent a 

significant regulatory project to publish a new vessel inspection Subchapter 

M in Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations that established safety 

regulations governing the inspection, standards and optional safety 

management systems on towing vessels. This rule, which became effective July 

20, 2018, included provisions covering specific electrical and machinery 

requirements for new and existing towing vessels, the approval and use 

of third-party organizations, and procedures for obtaining a Certificate 

of Inspection (COI). By the end of FY 2018, 145 towing vessels had 

received COIs under the new rule.
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 27

Maritime Prevention by the Numbers:

5,500 security inspections at Maritime Transportation Security Act facilities.

9,400 International Ship and Port Facility Security foreign vessel exams conducted.

150 International Port Security Program assessments completed in 50 countries.

19,000 inspections on U.S. flagged commercial vessels, resulting in 33 detentions.

6,600 commercial fishing vessel exams conducted; issued over 3,400 safety decals. 

16,000 inspections of facilities handling regulated hazardous cargoes.

10,400 foreign vessels screened prior to arriving in the U.S.

9,600 Port State Control examinations of foreign vessels, resulting in 95 detentions 

reportable to the International Maritime Organization.

19,200 preliminary investigations initiated including:

2,500 pollution incidents.

42 major marine casualties or marine casualties involving a public vessel.

6,300 enforcement actions for marine safety laws and regulations violations. 

23,000 containers inspected for structural and hazardous materials compliance.

12 environmental crimes cases referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution.

Marine Science Technicians conduct 

hazardous materials inspections at the 

Port of Baltimore, MD. The Coast 

Guard inspects cargoes and containers 

to ensure compliance with laws and 

regulations on shipping hazardous 

materials.
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 and economical movement of 

$4.6 trillion in overall economic activity 

flowing through the Nation’s ports and 

waterways. 

Bering Strait Routing Measures Approved by IMO

In November 2017, the U.S. and Russia submitted a joint proposal to 

the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for ship routing measures 

for the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. The IMO approved the proposal in May 

2018. Taking effect on December 1, 2018, the six two-way routes and six 

precautionary areas are the first internationally recognized ship routing 

measures the IMO has approved for Polar Waters. The routes are voluntary 

for all domestic and international ships and do not limit commercial fishing 

or subsistence activities. This effort demonstrates the Coast Guard’s role 

as the National lead in the Arctic through the ability to leverage the 

Coast Guard mission set to achieve multiple national objectives. 
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 29

Marine Transportation System Management by the Numbers:

44,720 buoys and beacons maintained across the Marine Transportation System.

6,383 discrepancies to aids to navigation infrastructure corrected.

6,757 hours of icebreaking to support movement of 17.3 million tons of dry bulk 

and liquid cargoes through ice-impeded waters of the Great Lakes.

208 icebergs identified and tracked in the North Atlantic shipping lanes. 

1,164 waterways controls established supporting Coast Guard Captains of the Port:

99 addressed safety concerns related to obstructions/hazards to navigation.

58 related to commercial vessel movements.

51 to dredging and infrastructure projects. 

3,133 applications reviewed and 831 marine event permits issued.

268 disruptions to the Marine Transportation System addressed: 

36 related to vessel breakaways, groundings, and other navigation hazards. 

82 related to ice/extreme weather/low visibility/river levels.

38 related to bridge/lock malfunctions or operational deviations.

36 bridge permits issued with a total project cost of $1.84 billion. 
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.

Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

The proliferation of UAS technologies has increased in recent years, 

with applications ranging from recreational to military and commercial 

use. In particular, the exploitation of UAS by terrorist organizations, 

particularly ISIS, is steadily increasing in frequency, complexity and lethality. 

UAS have been observed operating over Coast Guard vessels and shore units; 

near ongoing law enforcement boardings, escorts, and airborne aircraft. 

Working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration, UAS operations 

were restricted at over ten critical Coast Guard facilities. These 

restrictions took effect on June 20, 2018 
2018 Performance Highlights ▪ 31

Maritime Security Operations by the Numbers:

4,441 Small Vessel Security Boardings in/around U.S. ports, waterways, and coasts.

30,383 waterborne patrols of maritime critical infrastructure and key resources.

350 waterborne enforcement activities of fixed security zones.

476 escorts of vessels carrying certain dangerous cargoes.

3,824 escorts of high-capacity passenger vessels such as ferries and cruise ships.

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

509 boardings of “high-interest” vessels — those posing a greater-than-normal risk.

47 military cargo vessel transits escorted. 

131 military out load security zones enforced.

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

Building Partner Nation Capacity to Counter Threats 

Coast Guard teams provided key support to Department of Defense 

led security cooperation efforts in the Middle East, Africa and Central 

America. The Patrol Forces Southwest Asia Maritime Engagement Team 

(MET), conducted visit, board, search and seize training with coalition forces 

operating in support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150). CTF 150’s mission 

includes a commitment to disrupting terrorist organizations and their related 

illegal activities within an area spanning two million square miles, including 

the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Gulf of Oman. The MET also 

participated in Cutlass Express 2018, a U.S. Africa Command sponsored 

exercise designed to assess and improve participating nations’ ability 

to respond to illicit maritime trafficking, piracy, illegal fishing and 

search and rescue situations.
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Cutter Bertholf steams alongside U.S. 

Navy and allied naval vessels during 

‘Rim of the Pacific’, the world’s largest 

international maritime exercise. In 

2018, 25 nations participated in the 

event, which is hosted by the U.S. 

Pacific Fleet. 

The Coast Guard operated six patrol boats and an Advanced Interdiction Team in 

the Arabian Gulf to support U.S. Central Command security cooperation, maritime 

security, and counter-piracy objectives.

The Coast Guard cyber program continued to support Department of Defense 

cybersecurity missions with 23 personnel permanently assigned to U.S. Cyber 

Command.

Port Security Units deployed to Guantanamo Bay conducted 7,500+ waterside and 

17,000 shore-side hours of Anti-Terrorism/Force-Protection, interdicted 297 

contacts of interest, and provided 130 vessel escorts.

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Teams conducted 14 counter-narcotics 

deployments on board U.S. and allied navy vessels in support of U.S. Southern 

Command.

Coast Guard MH-65 helicopters provided Rotary Wing Air Intercept capability in 

support of U.S. Northern Command’s Operation NOBLE EAGLE, and responded to 

120 active air defense threats to the Washington, DC area.

Deployable Rotary Wing Intercept assets deployed a record 21 times, spanning 165 

days. They responded to 122 alerts, and were scrambled 64 times in response to 

DoD-identified tracks of interest.
The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s 

Budget Request supports our top priority of 

Service readiness through investments in 

our people, assets, and infrastructure. It 

reflects difficult choices made to carefully 

balance our limited resources against a 

growing demand for our services.

FY 2020 BUDGET

OVERVIEW

Mandatory, 

Fees, & Trust Funds

$2,022,873,000

Net Discretionary

$9,317,107,000

Budget Request

$11,339,980,000
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An MH-65 helicopter crew from Air 

Station Miami conducts hoist and 

rescue swimmer training with 

Cutter Bernard C. Webber in the 

vicinity of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s Budget Request reflects investments in the 

readiness of our people by fully funding military pay and personnel allowances, while 

also supporting improvements to enterprise-wide personnel services, including the 

transition to electronic health records. The request also strengthens the marine safety 

program through investments in training, accession, and positions for this critical 

component of our workforce. 

The budget request supports asset readiness through the continuation of our critical 

acquisition programs, including the Offshore Patrol Cutter, Polar Security Cutter, Fast 

Response Cutter, and National Security Cutter. It also begins to restore eroded vessel 

and aircraft readiness by addressing critical maintenance and inventory backlogs, while 

sustaining existing assets through service life extensions and mission upgrades to our 

legacy cutters and aircraft. 

The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s Budget Request also improves infrastructure 

readiness through investments in our physical and technological infrastructure. It 

begins to address the Coast Guard’s multi-billion dollar shore infrastructure 

maintenance backlog while also preparing homeports to host newly acquired assets as 

they become operational. The request also facilitates cyber defense and information 

technology improvements. 
Procurement, 

Construction, and 

Improvements 

Budget Request

$1,234,656,000

Vessels

$792,200,000

Shore Facilities 

and ATON

$173,600,000

Other 

Acquisition Programs

$69,256,000

Aircraft

$199,600,000
2020 Budget Overview ▪ 37

Vessels - $792.2M

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) - $457M

Provides funding to begin construction of the third OPC and Long Lead Time 

Material for the fourth and fifth OPCs. The OPC will replace the aging 

Medium Endurance Cutter classes that conduct missions on the high seas 

and coastal approaches. 

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) - $140M

Funds procurement of two FRCs to replace the less capable 110-foot patrol 

boats, enhancing the Coast Guard’s coastal capability to conduct search and 

rescue operations, enforce border security, interdict drugs, uphold 

immigration laws, prevent terrorism, and enhance resiliency to disasters.

In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) - $77.9M

Continues funding for sustainment projects on the 140-foot Icebreaking 

Tugs, 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutters, and 225-foot Seagoing Buoy 

Tenders.

National Security Cutter (NSC) - $60M

Supports Post-Delivery Activities (PDA) for the seventh through eleventh 

NSCs that are necessary to make these cutters ready for operations, as well 

as class-wide activities, including Test and Evaluation and program execution 

and support. 

Polar Security Cutter (PSC) - $35M

Continues program management for construction of the first PSC. This 

acquisition is recapitalizing 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.

Polar Star Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) - $15M 

Supports a multi-year Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) for POLAR STAR, 

the Nation’s only operating heavy icebreaker and only organic capability to 

assure year-round access to the Polar Regions to support national interests.
Aircraft - $199.6M

HC-27 - $103M

Supports missionization of the 14 newly acquired medium range 

surveillance aircraft. Continues funding for initial spares and logistics; 

training; and mission system development, production, and testing.

HC-144 - $17M

Supports continued Minotaur mission system retrofits, including high 

definition electro-optical infrared camera and other sensor upgrades, to 

meet DHS joint operational requirements.

MH-65 - $50M

Supports continued modernization and sustainment of the Coast Guard’s 

MH-65 helicopter fleet. The modernization effort includes reliability and 

sustainability improvements where obsolete components are replaced with 

modernized sub-systems, including an integrated cockpit and sensor suite.

MH-60 - $20M

Supports continuation of a service life extension for the Coast Guard fleet of 

MH-60T helicopters. The MH-60T contains time-limited structural fittings and 

dynamic components that necessitate a 20,000 hour service life limit. This 

program will extend the service life of MH-60T helicopters into the mid2030s to align the Coast Guard’s recapitalization of these airframes with 

Department of Defense Future Vertical Lift acquisitions.

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) - $9.4M

Continues to fund the installation of sUAS capability on the NSC, to include 

procurement and installation of sUAS components. The sUAS is intended to 

address the NSC’s requirement for a persistent airborne surveillance 

capability, and will serve as an information, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

platform for the cutter. 
2020 Budget Overview ▪ 39

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure - $116.6M

Supports shore facility infrastructure modifications, upgrades, and new 

construction associated with homeporting and logistics, maintenance, and 

training support for new or modified cutters, boats, and aircraft. Includes 

projects to support the OPC and FRC homeport in Kodiak, AK; the FRC 

homeports in Boston, MA and Sitka, AK; and FRC depot maintenance at the 

Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD.

Major Shore, Housing, ATON, and S&D - $52.0M

Supports Coast Guard shore facility infrastructure, including 

recapitalizations, modifications, upgrades, and new construction associated 

with execution of Coast Guard operations. Addresses the Coast Guard’s 

highest priority shore infrastructure requirements including: utility upgrades 

at Air Station Ventura, CA; boat haul-out replacement at Station Tillamook 

Bay, OR; boat moorings replacement and erosion control at Station Siuslaw 

River, OR; and aviation pavement repairs at Sector Columbia River, OR.

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, 

Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) - $25.2M

Supports the design, development, and information assurance posture of 

C4ISR Integrated hardware and software systems on NSCs, OPCs, PSCs, 

FRCs, WCCs, and legacy 270-foot WMECs undergoing SLEPs. These assets are 

using interoperable C4ISR system designs to optimize lifecycle costs and 

operational effectiveness. 

Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform - $14.2M

Initiates funding for emerging Command and Control, Communications, 

Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) capabilities. FY 2020 funding starts 

recapitalization of MILSATCOM capabilities at shore stations with the Mobile 

User Objective System (MUOS), replaces the obsolete Maritime Security Risk 

Analysis Model (MSRAM) with a web-based application supporting the suite 

of risk analysis tools, and begins transition to a network infrastructure that 

supports operations in a secure mobile environment. 

Shore Facilities and ATON - $173.6M

Other Acquisition Programs - $69.3M
Operations

and

Support

FY 2020 Budget Request

$7,858,900,000

FY 2019 President’s Budget

$7,792,498,000

FY2019 to FY 2020 Change

$66,402,000

Program

Increases

$163,033,000

Pricing

Increases

$174,661,000

Increases

$337,694,000

Decreases

($271,292,000)

Transfers

($205,632,000)

Pricing

Decreases

($49,100,000)

Program

Decreases

($16,560,000)
2020 Budget Overview ▪ 41

Military Pay and Personnel Allowances - $117.5M

Maintains parity with DOD for military pay, allowances, and health care, and 

for civilian retirement contributions, including a 3.1 percent military pay 

raise in 2020. 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, which include pay and personnel benefits for the military 

workforce. 

Annualization of Prior Year Initiatives - $50.5M

GSA Rent and Security Increases - $6.7M

CAS Transition - ($198.4M)

In FY 2019, USCG transitioned to the DHS Common Appropriations 

Structure (CAS). Conversion to CAS resulted in the consolidation of legacy 

EC&R, RT, and MERHCF appropriations and acquisition personnel funding 

into O&S for the FY 2019 President’s Budget. For FY 2020, EC&R and 

MERHCF appropriations were removed from O&S and retained as separate 

appropriations. Additionally, for FY 2020, personnel and other overhead 

costs were moved from the R&D appropriation to the O&S appropriation.

Other Transfers - ($7.2M)

Transfers to DHS Management Accounts for centralized management of 

programs and facilities, including St. Elizabeths.

Pricing Increases - $174.7M

Transfers - ($205.6M)
Fast Response Cutter (FRC) - $24.3M (112 FTE)

Funds operations and maintenance of FRCs #37-41, as well as personnel for 

FRC crews #39-43 and shore-side support for FRC homeports in Key West, 

FL and Apra Harbor, Guam.

National Security Cutter (NSC) - $14.4M (110 FTE)

Funds the crew of NSC #9, personnel for NSC Sensitive Compartmentalized 

Information Facility (SCIF) crew and analytical support, and shoreside 

support for the NSC homeport in Charleston, SC. 

HC-130J Aircraft - $8.1M (37 FTE)

Funds personnel, operation and maintenance, and support for HC-130J 

airframe #12, the fifth and final airframe to be based in Kodiak, AK.

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) - $6.2M (31 FTE)

Funds part of the initial crew of the first OPC, as well as personnel to 

support development of doctrine and qualification standards, precommissioning, and shore-side support for the OPC homeport in Los 

Angeles/Long Beach, CA. 

Shore Facilities - $5.3M (4 FTE)

Funds operations and maintenance of shore facility projects scheduled for 

completion prior to FY 2020. 

C-27J Aircraft - $0.6M (3 FTE)

Funds the final installment of support personnel for C-27 fleet sustainment 

and depot level overhaul activities at the Aviation Logistics Center as well as 

mission system operations instructors at Aviation Training Center Mobile.

Program Increases - $163M

Operations and Maintenance of New Assets

Funds operations and maintenance of shore facilities and provides sustainment 

funding for new cutters, boats, aircraft, and associated C4ISR subsystems delivered through acquisition efforts. 
2020 Budget Overview ▪ 43

FAA Compliance and Obsolete Equipment Replacement - $29.1M

Provides funding for necessary upgrades and associated equipment 

replacement to ensure compliance with Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) requirements. Also provides funding to replace obsolete 

communications equipment for the cutter fleet, including the Mobile User 

Objective System, to ensure communication in theater with Department of 

Defense counterparts, in disaster areas, and in remote latitudes.

Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure - $16.2M (38 FTE)

Provides critical positions to mature the cybersecurity defense program. 

Also provides funding for an information technology framework and 

platform to establish a consolidated user interface primarily for Command 

Centers, with a focus on timely and efficient access to operational and 

mission support data. 

Human Capital and Support Infrastructure - $16.8M (22 FTE)

Provides improvements to enterprise-wide support, including the transition 

to electronic health records, and funds training and support to the Coast 

Guard Reserve.

Restoring Depot Readiness - $10.0M

Begins to restore eroded vessel and aircraft readiness and address critical 

information technology maintenance and inventory backlogs. This funding 

directly impacts the execution of Coast Guard missions through the 

readiness of its surface and aviation fleet.

Marine Safety, Security, and Commerce - $6.2M (20 FTE)

Provides funding and personnel to strengthen the Coast Guard’s marine 

safety program through improved marine inspector training, establishment 

of a third party oversight and auditing program, expansion of the marine 

inspector workforce, and improved accession opportunities for marine 

inspectors.

Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) - $6.5M (26 FTE)

Expands the Coast Guard’s capacity to execute a multi-layered approach in 

the Western Hemisphere maritime transit zone, dismantle TCOs, and secure 

our Nation’s borders from illicit smuggling of all kinds. 

Asset Decommissionings and Retirements - ($11.8M (119 FTE))

As the Coast Guard recapitalizes its cutter fleet and brings new assets into 

service, older assets that are being replaced will be decommissioned. In FY 

2020, one 378-foot High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) and three 110-foot Patrol 

Boats (WPB) will be decommissioned as new acquisitions become 

operational.

Operational Adjustments

Program Decreases - ($16.6M)
FY 2020 BUDGET

TABLES

“A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances 

of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful 

sentinels of the laws.” - Alexander Hamilton

Table 1: Appropriation Summary

Table 2: Net Discretionary Budget Authority 

by Statutory Mission

Table 3: FY 2020 Procurement, Construction, 

and Improvements (PC&I)

Table 4: Operations and Support FY 2019 to 

FY 2020 Budget Change
2020 Budget Overview ▪ 45

Table 1: Appropriation Summary

Coast Guard Mission ($000) FY 2018

Enacted

FY 2019

President's 

Budget

FY 2020

President's 

Budget

FY 2019 +/-

FY 2020

Aids to Navigation $1,331,120 $1,418,378 $1,263,712 -$154,666

Defense Readiness $659,613 $593,158 $516,799 -$76,359

Drug Interdiction $1,950,823 $1,414,803 $1,675,707 $260,904

Ice Operations $238,225 $259,435 $390,647 $131,212

Living Marine Resources $1,115,371 $934,103 $821,370 -$112,733

Marine Environmental Protection $225,538 $260,573 $212,007 -$48,566

Marine Safety $554,495 $703,793 $888,157 $184,364

Migrant Interdiction $1,201,321 $927,193 $924,535 -$2,658

Other-Law Enforcement (Foreign Fish) $121,181 $114,835 $326,851 $212,016

Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security $1,837,423 $2,142,061 $1,332,379 -$809,682

Search and Rescue $868,497 $929,995 $964,943 $34,948

Net Discretionary 

(Excluding Supplementals and Transfers) $10,103,607 $9,698,327 $9,317,107 -$381,220

Retired Pay $1,676,117 $1,734,844 $1,802,309 $67,465

Boat Safety $118,416 $114,682 $116,700 $2,018

Maritime Oil Spill Program $101,000 $101,000 $101,000 $0

Gift Fund $2,864 $2,864 $2,864 $0

Mandatory Funding $1,898,397 $1,953,390 $2,022,873 $69,483

OSLTF Contribution [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000]

Overseas Contingency Operations $163,000 $0 $0 $0

TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY $12,165,004 $11,651,717 $11,339,980 -$311,738

Note: The Coast Guard Budgets by appropriation rather than by individual missions. The Coast Guard projects 

resource allocations by mission through the use of an activity-based costing system. Actual allocations will vary 

depending on operational environment and mission need.

Appropriation ($000) FY 2018

Enacted

FY 2019

President's Budget

FY 2020

President's Budget

Operations and Support $7,210,313 $7,792,498 $7,858,900

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements $2,694,745 $1,886,750 $1,234,656

Research and Development $29,141 $19,109 $4,949

Environmental Compliance and Restoration $13,397 - $13,495

Reserve Training $114,875 - -

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Contribution $204,136 - $205,107

Subtotal (Discretionary Funding) $10,266,607 $9,698,357 $9,317,107

Retired Pay $1,676,117 $1,734,844 $1,802,309

Boat Safety $118,416 $114,682 $116,700

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

Funds $2,864 $2,864 $2,864

Subtotal (Mandatory Funding) $1,898,397 $1,953,390 $2,022,873

OSLTF Contribution [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000]

Overseas Contingency Operations $163,000 - -

Total Budget Authority $12,328,004 $11,651,747 $11,339,980

Breakout by Statutory Mission

Table 2: Net Discretionary Budget Authority
Table 3: FY 2020 Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements (PC&I)

Appropriation ($000) FY 2020 

President's Budget 

Vessels $792,200

Survey and Design - Vessels and Boats $500

In-Service Vessel Sustainment $77,900

National Security Cutter $60,000

Offshore Patrol Cutter $457,000

Fast Response Cutter $140,000

Cutter Boats $4,300

Polar Security Cutter $35,000

Waterways Commerce Cutter $2,500

Polar Sustainment $15,000

Aircraft $199,600

HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment $17,000

HC-27J Conversion/Sustainment $103,200

MH-65 Conversion/Sustainment $50,000

MH-60T Sustainment $20,000

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems $9,400

Other Acquisition Programs $69,256

Other Equipment and Systems $3,500

Program Oversight and Management $20,000

C4ISR $25,156

Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System $6,400

Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform $14,200

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation (ATON) $173,600

Major Shore, Housing, ATON, Survey and Design $52,000

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure $116,600

Minor Shore $5,000

Total $1,234,656
▪ 47

Pos. FTE Amount

FY2018 Enacted1 48,747 47,181 7,210,313 

FY 2019 President's Budget 50,141 48,541 7,792,498 

Adjustments-to-Base

Transfers to and from Other Accounts

Transfer to EC&R from O&S/EC&R for CAS Transition (25) (23) (13,429)

Transfer to MERHCFC from O&S/MERHCFC for CAS Transition - - (199,360)

Transfer to O&S/Personnel & Lease Shift from R&D 96 83 14,397 

Transfers to MGMT/CFO, CIO, CPO, OCRSO, OCHCO, and OCRSO from USCG - - (7,240)

Total Transfers 71 60 (205,632)

Pricing Changes

Increases

Annualization of Prior Year Initiatives - 259 50,488 

Mandatory Personnel Entitlements 

Annualization of Prior Year Pay Raise - Military - - 15,486 

Budget Year Pay Raise - Military - - 55,505 

Budget Year Allowances - Military - - 26,966 

FERS Agency Contribution Increase - - 15,711 

Budget Year Allowances - Civilian - - 3,794 

Operational Adjustments

GSA Rent and Security Increases - - 6,711 

Transfer 24 12 

PPA Technical Base Funding Adjustments 

PPA Funding Adjustment - - [0] 

Total Increases 24 271 174,661 

Decreases

Termination of Prior Year One-Time Costs - - (32,093)

Annualization of Prior Year Initiative Reductions - (56) (17,007)

Total Decreases - (56) (49,100)

Total Adjustments-to-Base 95 275 (80,071)

Program Changes

Increases

Operating and Maintenance Funds for New Assets 

Shore Facility Follow-On 6 4 5,314 

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Follow-On 181 112 24,254 

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Follow-On 52 31 6,166 

National Security Cutter (NSC) Follow-On 199 110 14,446 

C-27J Aircraft Support Follow-On 4 3 592 

HC-130J Aircraft Follow-On 40 37 8,056 

Operational Adjustments

Aircraft FAA Compliance & Obsolete Equipment Replacement - - 22,210 

MILSATCOM Obsolete Equipment Replacement - - 6,871 

Cutter Underway Connectivity - - 302 

Acquisition Support Personnel 60 32 5,459 

Cyber Security and IT Infrastructure 75 38 16,181 

Human Capital and Support Infrastructure 31 22 16,779 

Maritime Safety, Security and Commerce 27 20 6,197 

Rescue & Survival and Training Equipment Refresh - - 6,276 

Accession Point and TRACEN Instructor Increase 19 10 2,101 

Aviation Enhancements in Transit Zones 17 9 1,475 

Counter TCO Initiatives 48 26 6,531 

Enhancing Reserve Workforce Retention - - 2,700 

Restoring Depot Readiness - - 9,952 

Increase Counterintelligence Personnel & Mission Support 1 - 71 

Increase Counterintelligence Infrastructure 5 3 1,100 

Total Increases 765 457 163,033 

Decreases

Operational Adjustments

Information Technology Streamlining 46 24 (3,673)

Administrative Program Reductions (1) (1) (582)

Aviation Life Support Equipment Centralization 1 1 (49)

Eliminate Joint Maritime Test Facility Personnel (4) (4) (408)

Asset Decommissionings and Retirements

Decommission One High-Endurance Cutter (WHEC) (184) (92) (9,273)

Decommission Three 110-foot Patrol Boats (54) (27) (2,575)

Total Decreases (196) (99) (16,560)

Total Program Changes 569 358 146,473 

FY 2020 Current Services 50,805 49,174 7,858,900 

FY 2020 Operations & Support Request 50,805 49,174 7,858,900 

FY 2019 to FY 2020 Operations & Support Total Change 664 633 66,402 

FY 2020 R&D - - 4,949 

FY 2020 EC&R 25 23 13,495 

FY 2020 MERHCF - - 205,107 

FY 2020 PC&I - - 1,234,656 

FY 2020 Total Discretionary 50,830 49,197 9,317,107 

1

Excludes funding provided to the Coast Guard for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).

Table 4: Operations and Support 

FY 2019 to FY 2020 Budget Change
With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the 

American People, our homeland, and our values.

Honor, Respect, and 

Devotion to Duty.

SEMPER PARATUS

WE ARE AMERICA’S READY, RELEVANT, 

AND RESPONSIVE U. S. COAST GUARD.