Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard

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Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard are military decorations of the United States Coast Guard which are currently issued under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.

Prior to 2002, such awards were issued by the Secretary of Transportation and Coast Guard personnel were eligible to receive a variety of Department of Transportation (DOT) civilian decorations. Since transferring to the Department of Homeland Security, the issuance of DOT awards has been discontinued in the Coast Guard, although such awards may still be seen on active duty Coast Guard uniforms.

Coast Guard military awards are similar to U.S. Navy decorations and Coast Guard personnel are eligible to receive all inter-service decorations, authorized foreign awards and international decorations.

The current active decorations of the U.S. Coast Guard are as follows:

Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Medal Coast Guard Commendation Medal Coast Guard Achievement Medal Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

Gold Lifesaving Medal Silver Lifesaving Medal

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

Coast Guard Expert Pistol Medal Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal

Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation Coast Guard Unit Commendation Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Team Commendation Coast Guard "E" Ribbon

Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon Special Operations Service Ribbon Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon Restricted Duty Ribbon Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon
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