| Post: | Vice Commandant |
| Body: | the Coast Guard |
| Insignia: | US-CoastGuard-Seal.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Coast Guard |
| Flag: | Flag of the Vice Commandant of the USCG.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Vice Commandant |
| Incumbent: | ADM Kevin E. Lunday |
| Incumbentsince: | June 13, 2024 |
| Department: | United States Coast Guard |
| Type: | Service vice chief |
| Reports To: | Commandant of the Coast Guard |
| Seat: | Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
| Formation: | 1929 |
| First: | Benjamin M. Chiswell |
The vice commandant of the Coast Guard serves as the second-in-command of the United States Coast Guard, behind only the commandant of the Coast Guard.
Since 1929, 31 officers have served as Vice Commandant, or, as the position was referred to before 1972, Assistant Commandant. The title of the position was changed effective October 2, 1972, pursuant to . This position has been historically held by a vice admiral until the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 elevated the statutory rank for the position to admiral.
The current vice commandant is Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, who assumed office on June 13, 2024.[1]
| No. | Name | Photo | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1929–1931 | |||
| 2 | 1931–1941 | |||
| 3 | 1941–1946 | |||
| 4 | 1946–1949 | |||
| 5 | 1949–1954 | |||
| 6 | 1954–1962 | |||
| 7 | 1962–1962 | |||
| 8 | 1962–1964 | |||
| 9 | 1964–1966 | |||
| 10 | 1966–1970 | |||
| 11 | 1970–1974 | |||
| 12 | 1974–1978 | |||
| 13 | 1978–1982 | |||
| 14 | 1982–1986 | |||
| 15 | 1986–1988 | |||
| 16 | 1988–1990 | |||
| 17 | 1990–1992 | |||
| 18 | 1992–1994 | |||
| 19 | 1994–1996 | |||
| 20 | 1996–1998 | |||
| 21 | 1998–2000 | |||
| 22 | 2000–2002 | |||
| 23 | 2002–2004 | |||
| 24 | 2004–2006 | |||
| 25 | 2006–2009 | |||
| 26 | 2009–2010 | |||
| 27 | 2010–2012 | |||
| 28 | 2012–2014 | |||
| 29 | 2014–2015 | |||
| 30 | Admiral Charles D. Michel[2] [3] | 2015–2018 | ||
| 31 | 2018–2021 | |||
| 32 | 2021–2022 | |||
| 33 | 2022–2024 | |||
| 34 | 2024–present |