page_title: List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
section_title: Communications
hierarchical_section_title: List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard / Communications
caption_attribution_description: Rescue 21 logo for the USCG.
context_page_description: The United States Coast Guard uses cutters and small boats on the water, and fixed- and rotary wing aircraft in the air. The Coast Guard employs various small arms including handguns, shotguns, rifles, and machine guns.
context_section_description: Coast Guard radio stations cover a wide geographical area using very high frequency and high frequency radios. There are eight major radio stations covering long-range transmissions and an extensive network of VHF radio stations along the nation's coastline and inland rivers.
  The current communication system is the Rescue 21. Rescue 21 is an advanced maritime command, control, and communications (C3) system.
  The OMEGA navigation system and the LORAN-C transmitters outside the USA were run until 1994 also by the United States Coast Guard, and LORAN-C transmitters within the US were decommissioned on June 1, 2010, with the exception of 5 CONUS LORAN-C stations that continue to be manned due to international agreements.
caption: Rescue 21 Logo.