For more than 200 years the US Coast Guard [USCG] has provided
maritime safety, security, and stewardship. The USCG is a branch of the
United States Armed Forces with jurisdiction in both domestic and
international waters, and its duties consist of homeland and
non-homeland security missions.
We may know about their missions when highlighted in national news
during natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, but do we know its
history? Let's take a look.
USCG's Birth
USCG, then known as the Revenue Marine, officially started Aug.
4. 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten
vessels to enforce federal tariff and trade laws, and to prevent
smuggling. The USCG was also ordered to restrain piracy as well.
Name Changes
The Revenue Marine was renamed as the Revenue Cutter Service, and
in 1915 it joined with the US Lifesaving Service to create the Coast
Guard.
USCG In Action
The Coast Guard has been involved in wars, animal rescue
missions, international rescues, natural disaster relief efforts, and
much more.
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