General Info

Integrated Support Command at Coast Guard Island is in the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda, Calif. The 68-acre island is situated in the historic Brooklyn Basin, now known as Embarcadero Cove. The training center was first opened in June 1, 1942 with accommodations for 900 men. It was solely to train recruits. Specialty training was added later to include fireman, signalman, laundryman, radioman, boatswain's mate, cooks and bakers, and volunteer port security. The mission of the Integrated Support Command is to provide a wide variety of services in direct support of Coast Guard activities throughout the West Coast. Among these are the operation of non-appropriated fund activities, operation of a warehousing facility, provision of health care services and personnel support services of pay, transportation and personnel services. The City of Alameda, incorporated in 1884, is an island community located in the heart of Northern California's San Francisco bay.