Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

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United States Coast Guard position military office

The Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Coast Guard, serving as the principal advisor and deputy to the Commandant in overseeing the service’s operations and administration.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard	2
Acting Commandant of the United States Coast Guard in the Commandant’s absence	1
Assistant Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (as earlier title for the role)	1
Vice Commandant	1
Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard canonical	1
Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10132528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Context triple: [Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, equivalentOffice, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard]

A. Commandant of the Coast Guard
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is the highest-ranking officer and service chief of the United States Coast Guard, responsible for its overall leadership, operations, and strategic direction.
B. Chief of Navy Reserve
The Chief of Navy Reserve is the senior officer responsible for leading, managing, and representing the United States Navy Reserve and its personnel.
C. Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard
The Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard is the senior legal officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for providing legal advice, overseeing military justice, and directing the service’s legal program.
D. Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Commandant and helping oversee the Corps’ overall operations, readiness, and administration.
E. Chief of Staff of the Navy
The Chief of Staff of the Navy is the highest-ranking professional officer responsible for leading and overseeing a nation's naval forces and maritime defense strategy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Target entity description: The Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Coast Guard, serving as the principal advisor and deputy to the Commandant in overseeing the service’s operations and administration.

A. Commandant of the Coast Guard
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is the highest-ranking officer and service chief of the United States Coast Guard, responsible for its overall leadership, operations, and strategic direction.
B. Chief of Navy Reserve
The Chief of Navy Reserve is the senior officer responsible for leading, managing, and representing the United States Navy Reserve and its personnel.
C. Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard
The Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard is the senior legal officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for providing legal advice, overseeing military justice, and directing the service’s legal program.
D. Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Commandant and helping oversee the Corps’ overall operations, readiness, and administration.
E. Chief of Staff of the Navy
The Chief of Staff of the Navy is the highest-ranking professional officer responsible for leading and overseeing a nation's naval forces and maritime defense strategy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Coast Guard position ⓘ military office ⓘ
abbreviation	VCG ⓘ
alternateName	Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ linked to: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith	United States Department of Defense (in wartime or when directed) ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
branchColor	Coast Guard blue ⓘ linked to: U.S. Coast Guard uniform white ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
domain	maritime safety ⓘ maritime security ⓘ maritime stewardship ⓘ
eligibleRank	four-star admiral ⓘ
flag	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard flag ⓘ
formationYear	1949 ⓘ
hasRole	deputy to the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ principal advisor to the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ
insigniaType	Coast Guard admiral shoulder boards ⓘ Coast Guard admiral sleeve stripes ⓘ
isMilitary	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 14 of the United States Code ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters	St. Elizabeths West Campus, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: St. Elizabeths Hospital campus
mayActAs	Acting Commandant of the United States Coast Guard in the Commandant’s absence ⓘ linked to: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff (when acting for the Commandant as required) ⓘ linked to: Joint Chiefs of Staff
partOf	United States Coast Guard ⓘ
positionInHierarchy	second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Coast Guard ⓘ
precededBy	Assistant Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (as earlier title for the role) ⓘ linked to: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
rank	admiral ⓘ
reportsTo	Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ linked to: Commandant of the Coast Guard Secretary of Homeland Security (through the Commandant) ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
responsibleFor	assisting in oversight of Coast Guard administration ⓘ assisting in oversight of Coast Guard operations ⓘ assisting in readiness and capability oversight ⓘ assisting in resource allocation for the Coast Guard ⓘ coordinating Coast Guard staff activities ⓘ implementing policies of the Commandant ⓘ supporting strategic planning for the Coast Guard ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	service-wide ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
selectionCriteria	senior Coast Guard flag officer ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Coast Guard ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Admiral ⓘ Vice Commandant ⓘ linked to: Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
subordinateTo	Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ linked to: Commandant of the Coast Guard
symbolizes	continuity of Coast Guard leadership ⓘ
termLength	4 years (typical) ⓘ
worksAt	United States Coast Guard Headquarters ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps → equivalentOffice → Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ

subject linked to: Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (by inter-service precedence)

United States Coast Guard admirals → canHoldPosition → Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ⓘ