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Started by mikempt - Aug. 4, 2019, 12:38 p.m.

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By metmike - Aug. 4, 2019, 1:22 p.m.
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United States Coast Guard


Seal of the United States Coast Guard.svgSeal of the United States Coast Guard
Founded4 August 1790
By metmike - Aug. 4, 2019, 1:23 p.m.
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United States Coast Guard


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard


The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the coastal defense and maritime law enforcement branch of the United States Armed Forces[6] and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set. It operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during peacetime, and can be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Navy by the U.S. President at any time, or by the U.S. Congress during times of war. This has happened twice: in 1917, during World War I, and in 1941, during World War II.[7][8]

Created by Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue-Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the United States.[