COAST GUARD

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The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the armed services. It works to protect the public, the environment, United States economic interests, and national security in maritime regions. The regions where the Coast Guard operates include U.S. coasts, ports, and inland waters, and international waters. Its many duties give special meaning to its motto, Semper Paratus, which means always ready. The Coast Guard has operated within the Department of Transportation since 1967. In 2002, however, it was scheduled to be moved to a newly created Department of Homeland Security in March 2003. The Coast Guard is the nation's oldest continuous seagoing force. Since 1790, it has grown from a fleet of 10 small sailing vessels to a force of modern ships and aircraft. Its members have fought in every major war of the United States. They have rescued hundreds of thousands of people from disasters and have saved billions of dollars' worth of property from shipwrecks and floods. The Coast Guard maintains an active-duty force of about 35,000 men and women. It has 8,000 reserve members; an 34,000-member, all-volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary; and a civilian work force of more than 5,000. The Coast Guard emblem was adopted in 1927. "Semper Paratus" is the Coast Guard's famous marching song.

Click the links below to find Coast Guard links for those letters indicated.

Coast Guard Cutter Telephone Numbers (Miami Florida):
UCGC BARANOF (WPB 1318) 305-535-4430/1
USCGC CHANDELEUR (WPB 1319) 305-535-4428/9
USCGC FARALLON (WPB 1301) 305-535-4432/3
USCGC GENTIAN (WIX 290) 305-535-8768/9
USCGC HUDSON (WLIC 801) 305-535-4375
USCGC MANITOU (WPB 1302) 305-535-4434/5
USCGC MATAGORDA (WPB 1303) 305-535-4436/7
USCGC MAUI (WPB 1304) 305-535-4438/9
USCGC VALIANT (WMEC 621) 305-535-4440/1
VISITING SHIPS 305-535-4511/2