United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the U.s. Coast Guard. The USCG is the component of the u.s. armed forces that is responsible for maritime law enforcement,search and rescue, national defense and all other coast guard tasks. As one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, and the smallest armed service, it has the mission to the public, the environment and economic and security interests of the United States in each maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways.

The Coast Guard is currently under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as opposed to the other components of the armed forces in peacetime, which fall under theDepartment of Defense.

The United States Coast Guard has a broad and important role in law enforcement, search and rescue, respond to maritime environmental pollution and the maintenance of the navigation systems on the rivers and at sea. The USCG has about 39,000 men and women on active duty, 8,100 reservists, 7,000 fulltime civilian employees and 35,000 auxiliaristen.

The Coast Guard's motto is Semper Paratus, meaning "always ready" means. The USCG has participated in every conflict of the United States, of landing troops on d-dayand in the Pacific during the Second World War, extensive patrols and coastal bombardments during the Viet Nam war to Iraq war in 2003.

The legal basis for the Coast Guard is in 14 United States Code § 1, which States: "the Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915on, a military service are, and will at all times part of the u.s. armed forces." On 25 February 2003, the Coast Guard was under the Department of Homeland Security posted. The Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. But, as in 14 United States Code § 3, to Declaration of war and when Congress or the president proclaims this, operates the Coast Guard as part of the Department of the Navy.

As members of a military service, the staff of the u.s. Coast Guard to adhere to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and do they have the same salary, rights and obligations as members with the same salary in the other four armed services.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == The roots of the Coast Guard are located in the United States Revenue Cutter Service, was established under the u.s. Treasury Department in 1790. To the creation of the United States Navy ten years later, the Cutter Service the only naval force of the early United States.
 * Organization 2
 * 3 Staff
 * 3.1 Officers Corps
 * 3.1.1 United States Coast Guard Academy
 * 3.1.2 Officer Candidate School
 * 3.2 Warrant Officers
 * 3.3 Recruits
 * 4 Material
 * 5 Symbols
 * 5.1 core values
 * 5.2 Coast Guard Ensign
 * 5.3 Coast Guard default banner
 * 5.4 Racing Stripe
 * 5.5 external links

"First Fleet" is a term sometimes used as a colloquial reference to the u.s. Coast Guard, but as far as one can see, this term was never officially used by the us to identify a unit within the Coast Guard or the u.s. Navy.The informal designation honors to the fact that between 1790 and 1798, there was no Navy and the cutters, which were the predecessors of the Coast Guard, were the only warships that defended the coast, trade and maritime interests of the new Republic.

The modern Coast Guard stems from 1915, when the Cutter Service merged with the United States Life-Saving Service and Congress formalized the existence of the new organization. In 1939 the United States Lighthouse Service was added to the Coast Guard in 1942 the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation. In 1967 the Coast Guard became part of the Department of Transportation, which so remained until it came under Homeland Security in 2003.

In wartime the Coast Guard fall under the Department of the Navy. This agreement has a comprehensive historical basis, as the Coast Guard has been involved in a very diverse range of wars, such as the war of 1812, the Mexican-American war and the American civil war, in which the cutter Harriet lane the first maritime shots on Fort Sumter. The last time the Coast Guard under the Navy was in the Second World War. ==Organization<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The headquarters of the Coast Guard is at 2100 Second Street, SW, in Washington, D.C.. In 2005, the Coast Guard announced plans to have to move to the site of the old St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington. That project is currently on hold because of environmental, historical and congressionele aspects. There are also a number of other locations, including a proposed upgrade of the current location. ==Staff<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Officers Corps<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There are multiple ways in which one officer can be at the u.s. Coast Guard. The two most common are: ====United States Coast Guard Academy<span class="mw-editsection" len="365" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Coast Guard Academy is located on the Thames River in New London, Connecticut. It is the only military Academy, in addition to the specialized Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, without congressionele or presidential appointment. Every year, approximately 175 cadets adopted. Anyone who succeeds to the Academy must serve five years on active duty. ====Officer Candidate School<span class="mw-editsection" len="356" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition to the Coast Guard officers at the Academy can come by an upcoming 17-week to undergo training at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Graduates of the OCS have to serve three years on active duty. OCS offers a rigorous 17-week course that prepares candidates to serve effectively as officers in the Coast Guard. In addition to indoctrinating the candidates with a military lifestyle, OCS also provides a variety of technical information necessary for performing the duties of a Coast Guard Officer.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Graduates of the program are given an appointment with the rank in the Coast Guard Ensign and must serve at least three years. They can be assigned to a ship, flight training, a staff course or an Office on land. The first appointment is based on the need within the Coast Guard. Personal needs and performance to the OCS are included. All graduates must be available for global deployment.

<p lang="en" len="99" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition to citizens of the United States, studying foreign cadets and candidates also to the OCS. ===Warrant Officers<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Highly qualified personnel from E-6 to E-9, compete each year for appointment as a Warrant Officer. Successful candidates are chosen by a Board, and then appointed as Chief Warrant Officers (CWO-2). ===Recruits<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="756" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">New recruits are for eight weeks basic training to the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey sent.

<p lang="en" len="39" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The training schedule includes:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the strokes are most to await further orders sent their first unit for further training in their chosen field. Some go back there immediately after succeeding in the basic training.
 * Physical fitness
 * Water survival and swimming qualification
 * Power Supply
 * Self discipline
 * Military skills
 * Seamanship

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Petty officers follow about the same training as the petty officers of the U.s. Navy. ==Material<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == USCG Hamilton <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The USCG has different types of equipment. She has a fleet of ships, ranging from inflatables to giant icebreakers. Further she has about 210 aircraft and helicopters. In addition, the Coast Guard still has an arsenal of weapons, from pistols to machine guns. ==Symbols<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Core Values<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Coast Guard has, like the other armed forces of the us, a set of core values which serve as ethical guidance for members of the Coast Guard. According to the recruitment pamphlet The Helmsman, are the:

===Coast Guard Ensign<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Coast Guard Ensign (flag) was first conducted by the Revenue Cutter Service in 1799, to distinguish themselves from merchant ships. In the order stated that the flag consists of "16 perpendicular stripes, different red and white with the coat of arms of the United States in blue on a white background". (At that time still the US existed from 16 States)
 * Honor: Absolute integrity is our standard. A member of the Coast Guard demonstrates honor in everything: never lie, cheat or steal. We do the good, because that is good-always.
 * Dignity Respect: we feel very important, whether it's a stranded Boater, a immigrant or another Coast Guard employee, we protect and assist.
 * Dedication: a Coast Guard employee adheres to the five maritime security roles: maritime safety, maritime mobility, maritime environmental protection, maritime law enforcement and national defense. We are loyal and responsible for public trust. We welcome responsibility.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The purpose of the flag is the make it clear to SA that the ship with the flag has the power to a ship and to come on board. This flag is only as a symbol of law enforcement, and is never used as parade standard. ===Coast Guard Default Banner<span class="mw-editsection" len="361" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The default banner is used in parades and all the Coast Guard's combat awards stand out. The emblem on the flag is one of the coat of arms of the US derived Eagle, with above it the text United States Coast Guard.Under the Eagle, the inscription Semper Paratus and underneath 1790. ===Racing Stripe<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Racing Stripe<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Racing Stripe was designed in 1964 to the Coast Guard a distinctive and more modern appearance and was first used in 1967. The symbol is a narrow blue Court, in addition, a narrow white course followed by a broad red course with the Coast Guard shield in the middle. The stripes are slanted at an angle of 64 degrees, not coincidentally the year in which the stripes are designed. The Stripe is also used by other coast guards, such as the Canadian Coast Guard, the Italian Guardia Costeira, the Indian coast guard, theAustralian Customs Service and also the Dutch Coast Guard. Support the Coast Guard's ships also use the Stripe, but with inverted colors.