Additional Contact Information
How to Contact Us
- E-mail us with your comments or questions.
- Telephone Directory is available for requesting assistance from area Coast Guard Commands.
Use the CG Hq Phone Book for Offices located at the US Coast
Guard Headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
- Most veterans and their next-of-kin can obtain free copies of their
DD Form 214 (Report of Separation) through THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
- For information on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which is a
public access statute that allows individuals to request certain records
about activities of the government. Visit the FOIA
WEB SITE.
- For information on the Coast Guard Recreational Boating Safety Program, including Defect Notifications; US Recreational Boating Statistics; Recreational Boating Regulatory Information; and Recreational Safe Boating Course Information visit BOATING SAFETY.
- Visit the USCG AUXILIARY for information on more boating safety information or to be a part of America's Volunteer Lifesavers.
- For information on the history of the Coast Guard visit the HISTORIAN'S
OFFICE which will respond to e-mail inquiries regarding the history
of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services to the most complete degree
possible given the minimal number of staff members. They will also assist
patrons interested in obtaining copies of historic Coast Guard photography.
Since the majority of the collection held by the Historian's Office is not in an electronic format, please include your postal mailing address when contacting the office. Write to:
Historian's Office, CG-09224
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593-0001
- For information regarding the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA) write to:
U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY
Admissions Office
Phone: 1-800-883-USCG (8724)
E-mail: admissions@exmail.uscga.edu
31 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-8103
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For all other Academy Information:
General phone: 860-444-8500
15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
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- For information on Coast Guard souvenirs and patches available to the
general public visit the U.S.
COAST GUARD EXCHANGE at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
SOS
- Ships in Distress
For
Maritime Search and Rescue Emergencies please call the
following numbers:
For the Great Lakes, Gulf and East Coasts:
Atlantic
Area Command Center - (757) 398-6390
For the Hawaiian, Alaskan and Pacific
Coasts:
Pacific
Area Command Center - (510) 437-3701