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  united states coast guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard was founded in 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury, and was later moved to the Department of Transportation, but as of March 31, 2003, it became part of the Department of Homeland Security.
The Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard is Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett.
The Superindentent of the Coast Guard Academy is Rear Admiral R.C. Olsen, Jr.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /United_States_Coast_Guard.html   (4053 words)

  
 U.S. Coast Guard Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Coast Guard commission pennants are the same sizes as those used by the Navy, 2 1/2 by 72 inches at the largest.
Coast Guard personal flags are used according to the same rules followed by the Navy, serving as a distinctive mark in lieu of the commission pennant when a flag officer is on board a ship.
The Coast Guard Unit Commendation was authorized by the Commandant of the Coast Guard on January 1, 1963.
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Coast Guard ensigns and pennants -STATUTE- (a) Coast Guard vessels and aircraft shall be distinguished from other vessels and aircraft by an ensign, pennant, or other identifying insignia of such design as prescribed by the Secretary.
This provision is designed to enable the Coast Guard to operate as efficiently as the Navy Department in time of war or during a national emergency and would permit the Coast Guard more effectively to maintain itself in a state of military readiness during periods of emergency.
Since the Coast Guard operates as part of the Navy in time of war, it is essential that its operations be as flexible and as efficient as those of the Department of which it is to be a part.
uscode.house.gov /download/pls/14C17.txt   (8735 words)

  
 Articles - United States Coast Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is the Coast Guard's senior officer, who, by law, holds the rank of Admiral.
The Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard is Vice Admiral Terry Cross.
Coast Guard missions were responsible for about 52% of the cocaine seized by the U.S. government in 2002.
www.x-moto.net /articles/United_States_Coast_Guard   (5702 words)

  
 United States Coast Guard - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard began as the Revenue Cutter Service which was founded on August 4, 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury.
The current Coast Guard moved to the Department of Transportation, but as of March 31, 2003, it became part of the Department of Homeland Security.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is a volunteer civilian service first founded in 1939 as the Coast Guard Reserve, that assists the Coast Guard in carrying out its noncombatant and non-law enforcement missions.
www.free-definition.com /United-States-Coast-Guard.html   (4403 words)

  
 Coast Guard Auxiliary History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard's administrative structure was divided into fourteen districts, corresponding to the naval districts established by the Navy Department.
Coast Guard Headquarters had vetoed the idea, insisting that, "to clearly indicate the non-military status of the Auxiliary, [its] uniform...shall be sufficiently distinctive so as not to be confused with the uniform of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Reserve."
In 1967 the Coast Guard took the Auxiliary with it from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Transportation.
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Functions of Coast Guard, and Commandant of Coast Guard, excepted from transfer when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and functions, powers, and duties relating to Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other officers and offices of Department of the Treasury transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub.
All officers of the Coast Guard who are directed to enforce the regulations prescribed by the above rules are empowered and directed, in case of necessity, or when a proper notice has been disregarded, to use the force at their command to remove from channels or stop any vessel found violating the prescribed rules.
uscode.house.gov /download/pls/33C10.txt   (1214 words)

  
 United States Coast Guard biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commander Eustis was given a non-punitive letter of reprimand and assigned to shore duty.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is a volunteer civilian service, established in 1939 as the Coast Guard Reserve, that assists the Coast Guard in carrying out its noncombatant and non-law enforcement missions.
The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the military reserve of the coast guard.
united-states-coast-guard.biography.ms   (4402 words)

  
 Coast Guard Commandant Letter Of Commendation Display Recognition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Commandant's Letter of Commendation was established on August 12, 1921, by Commandant of the Coast Guard Rear Admiral William F. Reynolds.
The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon was established on March 17, 1979, by Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral John B. Hayes.
The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon was made retroactive to all recipients of the Commandant's Letter of Commendation; hence, it has effect from August 12, 1921 to the present.
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 Congressman Walter B. Jones - Releases by DexteraNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Included in yesterday's legislation was the Commandant of the Coast Guard Advice and Recommendations Act of 2003, introduced by Congressman Jones, a longtime advocate for the United States Coast Guard.
At a time when the Coast Guard is engaged in a wide range of military operations abroad and homeland defense missions at home, it is even more important that Congress receive the same level of advice from the Commandant," Jones stated.
"The Coast Guard is integral to maintaining our Nation's security and it is important that the Commandant has the same authority to provide Congress such recommendations relating to their Service as they consider appropriate - an entitlement already available to the chiefs of the other military services," said FRA National Executive Secretary Joe Barnes.
www.jones.house.gov /html/release.cfm?id=125   (498 words)

  
 Ackerman Discusses Future of Coast Guard Station with Coast Guard Commandant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard is presently deciding whether to keep the Eatons Neck facility open or close it due to its high maintenance costs.
Ackerman said that while the Commandant was not pressed to provide any timetables or promises, he did say an environmental study of the facility is scheduled to be completed by this November.
Ackerman originally began fighting to save the facility in the summer of 1996 when Coast Guard officials began to weigh the station's future due to its costly maintenance in the areas of erosion, dredging and upkeep of buildings.
www.house.gov /ackerman/press/cstguard.html   (591 words)

  
 Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal was originally established as the Coast Guard Reserve Meritorious Service Ribbon by Admiral Edwin J. Roland, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on February 1, 1963.
The Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal is awarded on a selective basis to Coast Guard enlisted Reservists on inactive duty who fulfill with distinction the obligations of inactive Reservists, such as excellent attendance at drills, proficiency in rate, and development of leadership qualities for a three-year period.
In the center of a bronze medallion one and three eighths inches in diameter, the Coast Guard seal is depicted.
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 Flotilla 84, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In addition, legislation expanded the Commandant's authority to use the Auxiliary to assist other federal agencies, state authorities and local governments in areas other than recreational boating safety.
[14 U.S.C. The Auxiliary is an element of the Coast Guard, which includes active duty, reserve, Coast Guard civilian employees, Auxiliarists and retirees.In contrast to the active duty and reserve military components, the Auxiliary is specifically declared by statute to be nonmilitary.
The Commandant prescribes Auxiliary training and qualifications necessary to perform the assistance and regulates those activities.Statutory law and administrative regulation define the Auxiliary's role and relationship to other Coast Guard elements.
www.flotilla84aux.org /about.htm   (263 words)

  
 The U.S. Coast Guard
During conflicts, the Coast Guard has a primarily logistic function, which includes participation in antisubmarine and amphibious landing operations, operation of transports and invasion craft, convoy escorts, coastal and offshore patrols, and port safety operations.
The type of experience one has in the Coast Guard depends both on the individual and the method of entry one chooses.
If you want to be a part of the Coast Guard on a part-time basis, the Coast Guard Reserve offers many of these positions, as well as three that are only open to Reservists, port securityman, data processing technician, and investigator.
www.princetonreview.com /cte/articles/military/coastguardoverview.asp   (1044 words)

  
 FIRST COAST GUARD ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On numerous occasions in very rough sea conditions you safely placed Coast Guard boarding teams on board vessels as well as evacuating distressed mariners.
By your meritorious service you have upheld the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.
You are hereby authorized to wear the Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon Bar with the Operational Distinguishing Device.
sailfish.exis.net /~chhoward/cgloc.htm   (220 words)

  
 Coast Guard Unit Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation was established on November 13, 1973, by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation may be awarded by the Commandant (or designated subordinate awarding authorities) to any unit of the Coast Guard for valorous or meritorious achievement or service in support of Coast Guard operations not involving combat.
The ribbon to the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is worn after the Coast Guard Unit Commendation ribbon and before the ribbon to the Meritorious Team Commendation.
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 Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal was originally established as the Coast Guard Reserve Meritorious Service Ribbon by
, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on February 1, 1963.
, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on September 3, 1981.
foxfall.com /gcrm-uscg-rgcm.htm   (263 words)

  
 US Coast Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Admiral Loy returned to Coast Guard Headquarters as the Chief of Staff in July 1996 after serving as the Commander, Atlantic Area and Commander, U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic from June 1994 until June 1996.
As Atlantic Area Commander, he planned, coordinated and directed inter-district operations and was responsible for the conduct of Coast Guard operations in the 39 states from the Canadian border to the Caribbean, and east of the Rocky Mountains.
Coast Guard forces have been valiantly engaged in support to the combatant commanders overseas in the Persian Gulf and in the Mediterranean.
www.militaryse.com /US_Coast_Guard/more54.html   (3029 words)

  
 Willard J. Smith, Admiral, United States Coast Guard
Smith was the first aviator to serve as commandant and held previous posts with the Coast Guard in Cleveland, Ohio, and New London, Connecticut.
ADM Willard J. Smith, USCG(Ret.), 89, passed away April 1, 2000 in Atlantic Beach, Fla. ADM Smith served as the 13th Coast Guard Commandant from 1966-1970, was the oldest living former Commandant, and the first aviator to have held the Coast Guard’s highest-ranking position.
Even then, the Coast Guard’s missions had expanded to the extent that Smith was quoted as saying the words “Coast Guard” gave only a limited picture of the service’s responsibilities.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /wjsmith.htm   (580 words)

  
 Fred's Place - The Place To Meet Old Coast Guard Shipmates
Then we also have an excellent Coast Guard Screen Saver.
Check out our This Day In Coast Guard History.
Also in our Ship's Library is the largest online collection of Coast Guard Cruise Books, mostly of Cutters deployed to Vietnam in the mid to late 60s.
fredsplace.org   (668 words)

  
 FindArticles in US Coast Guard Military Biographies
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 DefenseLINK News: Joint Media Availability in Boston, Mass., with Commandant of the Coast Guard
Loy: Ladies and gentlemen, thanks very much for being interested in our opportunity to confer some honors on some young Coast Guard people from around the country.
Loy: Well, the interdiction challenge is sort of an ever-present challenge and, of course, the bad guys, because of the enormous profits that are taken from that business, have a way of attempting to find the soft spots in our armor, whatever that might be.
It's about source country reductions in production, it's about transit zone interdiction, and it's about demand reduction in our own nation, which is an enormously important part of the profile as well, and we hope to continue to work hard on all three areas.
www.defenselink.mil /transcripts/2000/t10022000_t928sec3.html   (1048 words)

  
 Coast Guard - Commandant (U.S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The positional colors of the Commandant and Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard are in most respects similar to those of the CNO and VCNO of the U.S. Navy.
The principal points of difference are that the badge has a light blue background, and that the Vice Commandant's color has only three stars.
(The USCG is authorized only one full (four-star) admiral, and this is invariably the Commandant.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us^cgcm.html   (81 words)

  
 USCG G-OCX Web Site - Commandant Instructions
Note: CG manuals will not be available in hardcopy unless
This site enables the user to search, view and/or download a large number of Auxiliary and Coast Guard Manuals, ALCOASTs, etc.
This site, maintained by G-CIM, lists The Directives listed below were received after the release of CD-ROM version 3.4 and are easily accessible from DOT's dot.gov web site.
www.cgaux.info /g_ocx/publications/comdtinst   (78 words)

  
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