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Article: Coast Guard Sends Teams, Ships Abroad for Possible Middle Eastern War Duty.

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January 29, 2003
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By Michael Kilian, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 29--WASHINGTON--The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it is sending nine of its cutters and two of its port security teams overseas for possible Middle Eastern war duty, when its resources have been strained trying to protect America's ports and waterways from terrorist threats at home.

Vice Adm. James Hull, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, which is in the Atlantic region and is supplying most of the ships, said the deployment was ordered by President Bush at the request of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

"The Coast Guard has a long history of ...

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