The Auxiliary was formed by congressional act
on June 23, 1939 as
the Coast Guard Reserve. It aids the Coast Guard in its non-military,
non-law-enforcement tasks, such as search and rescue, aids to navigation maintenance,
environmental protection, public boater education, and private and fishing
vessel examination.
Teams of Auxiliarists act in these mission areas under Coast
Guard orders, and individual Auxiliarists supplement Active Duty and Reserve
Coast Guard units. Auxiliarists under orders operate with the authority and
under the direction of the United States Coast Guard. We wear Coast Guard
uniforms with devices and insignia specific to the Auxiliary.
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