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Coast Guard Cities

The City of Grand Haven is "Coast Guard City USA" The very nature of the Coast Guard's mission creates a need for understanding between the Coast Guard and the local community. Coast Guard commands everywhere are urged to develop the kinds of relationships that enable unit commanders to sense public attitudes and interests.

In turn, many cities have made special efforts to acknowledge the professional work of the Coast Guard men and women assigned to their area. Making Coast Guard men and women and their families feel at home in their home away from home is an invaluable contribution to morale and service excellence. The Coast Guard is pleased to recognize Coast Guard Cities -- those cities that have extended so many considerations to the Coast Guard family and their dependents.

If you are interested in becoming a Coast Guard City, please click here for more information, or contact Ms. Deborah Claiborne at (202) 372-4620 or by e-mail at Deborah.H.Claiborne@uscg.mil

To date, fourteen cities have been designated by Congress as Coast Guard Cities:

City	Designation Date	Website
Grand Haven, MI	November 13, 1998	www.grandhaven.org
Eureka , CA	June 3, 2000	www.eurekachamber.com/home.cfm
Mobile , AL	July 4, 2002	www.cityofmobile.org
Wilmington , NC	July 25, 2003	www.ci.wilmington.nc.us
Newport , OR	March 28, 2005	www.thecityofnewport.net
Alameda, CA	April 14, 2006	http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/About-Alameda/CoastGuardCity
Kodiak, AK	September 15, 2007	www.kodiak.org
Rockland, ME	June 16, 2008	www.ci.rockland.me.us
Portsmouth, VA	November 17, 2009	www.portsmouthva.gov
Traverse City, MI	April 7, 2010	www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us
Astoria, OR	May 1, 2010	www.astoria.or.us
Sitka, AK	February 14, 2011	www.cityofsitka.com
Clearwater, FL	December 23, 2011	www.myclearwater.com
Newburyport, MA	December 23, 2011	www.cityofnewburyport.com

USCG Internal Resources	External Community Organizations
Authority and Guidance	America's Waterway Watch
Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC)	Boating Safety
Naming Board Requests	Military Service Organizations
Public Service Awards	Youth Organizations
Coast Guard Cities Application	Partnership in Education (PIE)

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Last Modified 6/28/2012