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Coast Guard, U.S.
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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Coast Guard, U.S. part of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Coast Guard has seven peactime missions: the enforcement of boating safety regulations, search and rescue, maintenance of aids to navigation, enforcement of Merchant Marine safety regulations, environmental protection, enforcement of customs, fisheries, and immigration laws, and port safety. The Coast Guard is supported by a
Coast Guard Reserve and a
Coast Guard Auxiliary, which assists in search and rescue missions, teaches boating courses, and conducts pleasure boat inspections. In wartime, the Coast Guard performs port security, ship escort, and transport duty as part of the U.S. Navy. In peacetime, the Coast Guard is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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DFO: U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards Working Together to Strengthen Partnership
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 6/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and their respective...at the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Cleveland...explored. "Our two Coast Guards work side by side on...Atlantic and Pacific Coasts," said Commissioner...fitting that our two Coast Guard agencies work to ...
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Senate Authorizers Want Reports On Deepwater.(Coast guards report on security issues)
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 6/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...Calvin Biesecker Adding to the Coast Guard's paperwork, a panel of Senate...recommendations made last year regarding the Coast Guard's oversight of the contractor...it wants a projection from the Coast Guard on how much it would cost to complete...
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Air Intercept: taking a Coast Guards to new height.
Magazine article from: Coast Guard Magazine; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...on the job for crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N...air station with the help of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Members of the Auxiliary help Coast Guard air and boat crews all across the...
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Bay Area Coast Guards return home on new ship
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 7/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; The first new Coast Guard ship in almost four decades reached...and is the first of its kind, said Coast Guard spokesman Michael Anderson. "We beat...officials say could be the largest in Coast Guard history.ONLINE See video of the Bertholf...
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Enter the coast guards!, MALAYSIAN BUSINESS
Newspaper article from: Malaysian Business; 8/6/2003; 700+ words
; ...proposed to set up a national coast guard is a welcome development. The...move by Malaysia to set up the coast guard unit is expected to be widely...served by the proposed national coast guards. WORLDSOURCES ONLINE, INC...
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U.S., Canada coast guards practice rescues
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 8/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...U.S. and Canadian coast guards practice rescue missions...52-foot Canadian Coast Guard cutter the Courtney Bay...DIANA GRAETTINGER U.S. Coast Guard BM2 Tyler Thorton was...and Canadian coast guards trained t
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Coast Guards starts constructing a series of stations.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 1/31/2005; 700+ words
; ...Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) India's Coast Guard has started constructing a series of stations, including on the Gujarat coast on western India, as part of security...along India's vast coastline, Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral...
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`Indian and Pakistani Coast Guards to establish hotline'.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 5/25/2006; 477 words
; `Indian and Pakistani Coast Guards to establish hotline...commanders of the Coast Guards of India and Pakistan for better understanding, Coast Guard Director General P Prabhakaran...hotline between the two Coast Guards," he said while commissioning...
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U.S., CANADIAN COAST GUARDS JOIN FORCES TO RESCUE TWO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/6/2006; 406 words
; ...S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, Northwest District, issued the following press release: The Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of two men from a life...
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Philippine Coast Guards Charged for Bloody Sea Mishap
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/13/2002; 514 words
; The Philippine Coast Guard filed administrative and criminal charges...Inquirer on-line news Monday quoted Coast Guard Admiral Ruben Lista as saying...hospitalization of 70 others off the coast of Biliran province in the central Philippines...
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Coast Guard, U.S
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Coast Guard, U.S. The Coast Guard has existed...x201D; During World War I, the Coast Guard was responsible for policing the massive...Congress appropriated funds for the first Coast Guard aviation stations at Cape May, New Jersey...
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Coast Guard (USCG), United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Coast Guard (USCG), United States █ CARYN...American shores. The survival of the Coast Guard seems assured. Congressional assertions...the Sea: History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Annapolis: Naval...
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Coast Guard, U.S.
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
COAST GUARD, U.S. COAST GUARD, U.S., one of...Congress established the Coast Guard's parent service...along thousands of miles of coast. Eventually recognizing...lifeboats stationed along the coasts. Successive efforts to...
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Coast Guard Reserve
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Coast Guard Reserve. The Coast Guard Reserve Act...Congress passed a law restructuring the Coast Guard Reserve. The existing civilian organization...Reservist,” or “Coast Guard TR,” was an unpaid volunteer...
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coast guard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
coast guard special naval force assigned to seaboard...aiding vessels in distress. The British coast guard was established just after the Napoleonic...lightships, buoys, and loran stations. The Coast Guard Academy, for the training of officers...
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