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U.S. Coast Guard
The U. S. Coast Guard is a branch of the United States armed forces and responsible for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, mariner assistance
and now homeland security. With approximately 40,000 members it is the smallest of the uniformed services with responsiblity for America's interests in
interational waters, inland waterways, America's coasts and ports.
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The U. S. Coast Guard is the longest serving seagoing service and has approximately 8,000 reservists and 35,000 auxiliarists. The service's moto is
Semper Paratus which means "Always Ready". The USCG has participated in every U.S. conflict from landing troops during WWII to patrolling the Gulf in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U. S. Coast Guard was established on January 28, 1915 as a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States. On February 25, 2003
the Coast Guard was placed under the newly established Department of Homeland Security. In 1790 the Department of Treasury established the United States
Revenue Cutter Service and was the only U. S. naval force until the U. S. Navy was formed nearly a decade later. From 1790 through 1798 the Coast Guard the
only warships protecting the coast, trade and maritime interests of the newly formed republic.
Currently the U. S. Coast Guard faces several serious challenges including a lack of coverage on the coasts, a lack of adequate staffing to meet its assigned
missions and a fleet of aging vessels. Its fleet ranks 38th out of the 40 largest naval fleets in the world in terms of the age of its vessels.
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Coast Guard News
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