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Coast Guard Officer specialty · Support

INF Public Information

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A Coast Guard officer specialty, not an enlisted rating.

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Overview

A Public Information Chief Warrant Officer educates and informs the public about the Coast Guard and its missions through mass media, the internet, television, radio, features, and films. This officer characterizes risk communication situations, advises senior leaders on public communication plans, manages communication operations, and facilitates communication among internal and external organizations.

Core Skills

  • Technical guidance for mass communications operations

Civilian Career Paths

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Public Relations Specialists

Serving as a senior technical authority for Coast Guard public affairs and mass communications transfers directly to civilian public communications work.

How to prepare: Build a civilian-facing portfolio with a sample media response, press release, and communications plan tailored to an organization you want to support.

What the civilian work involves
  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
  • Write press releases or other media communications to promote clients.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: INF Public Information

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry INF (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + COOL Feed (uscg.json) + CG COOL Website); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Technical guidance for mass communications operations, Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

  2. O*NET: Public Relations Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

Defense contractor jobs for INF

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