U.S. Coast Guard Birthday

Name: U.S. Coast Guard Birthday
Start: 2026-08-04
End: 2026-08-04

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The military branch that does the most and gets mentioned the least.

The U.S. Coast Guard Birthday on August 4 marks the establishment of the Revenue Cutter Service on August 4, 1790, signed into law by President George Washington at the request of Alexander Hamilton. The Coast Guard is the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service, predating the Navy by mont