BUSY: COAST GUARD TRYING TO JUGGLE ITS OLD AND NEW DUTIES U.S. COAST GUARD...

The Virginian Pilot;  February 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ......attacks, the Coast Guard embarked on the largest port security operation...percent of the Coast Guard's daily operations...involved port security, the White...2000, the Coast Guard's 5th District...performed no port security boardings...

COAST GUARD IS SPREAD THIN ANTI-TERRORIST DUTY COMES ATOP LONG HOURS, FEW...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  October 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ......reporter The U.S. Coast Guard, already so understaffed...provide anti-terrorist port security. Where heavy-surf...Pacific, now only Coast Guard helicopters are...funding level for the Coast Guard, Webster said. While...problem go away, said Coast Guard ...

U.S. Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill Approved by Congress

Sea Technology;  May 1, 2004 ;     543 words ......Fisheries and Coast Guard. "It recognizes the role the Coast Guard plays in homeland security, port security and on military...11, 2001, the Coast Guard has stepped up...largest peace-time port security operation since...more than 36,000 port ...

Adm. Keating says Coast Guard was "pivotal" force

Sea Power;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......questioned the Coast Guard's role in overseas...and overseas port security missions, according...source close to Coast Guard discussions on...magazine. The Coast Guard is the only armed...self-sustaining port security units that can...agreement, the ...

Update on Coast Guard Reserve equipment

The Officer;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......two of the Coast Guard's six Port Security Units (PSUs...necessary for the Coast Guard to perform...Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSBs...counterparts. The Coast Guard, through...staffed by Coast Guard Reservists: Port ...

The Coast Guard at War: Vietnam 1965-1975

Sea Power;  August 1, 1997 ;     468 words ...THE COAST GUARD AT WAR: Vietnam...Larzelere, a retired Coast Guard captain who during...career commanded five Coast Guard cutters, including...much-needed history of Coast Guard operations during...describes the role the Coast Guard played in combat...those ...

WASHINGTON EYES COAST GUARD'S NEW MISSION: HOMELAND SECURITY.

States News Service;  July 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ......protection, the Coast Guard found itself...priority The Coast Guard in northern Maine...COMTEX) -- duty Coast Guard personnel around...longest-lasting alarm for port security since World War...to Sept. 11, port security made up 2 or...protection. How the ...

Bread and water diet for Coast Guard just won't do. (Opinion).

Marine Log;  January 1, 2002 ;     625 words ......more can we ask the Coast Guard to do on its current...Whatever we ask, the Coast Guard will respond. It...severely limit the Coast Guard's ability to play...For example, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port...to follow that the Coast Guard will ...

Coast Guard funding takes off.

BOAT/U.S. Magazine;  March 1, 2005 ;     677 words ......yesterday that the U.S. Coast Guard was at the end of...aftermath of 9/11, the Coast Guard's FY 2005 budget is...largest portion of the Coast Guard budget is its operating...search and rescue, port security, aids to navigation...enforcement missions. The Coast ...

COAST GUARD BEING STRETCHED THIN TERROR CRISIS DIVERTS IT FROM TRADITIONAL...

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  October 5, 2001 ;     367 words ......WASHINGTON -- The Coast Guard has been stretched...Since Sept. 11, the Coast Guard has been pressed...cruise ships. Some Coast Guard Investigative Service...diverted from other Coast Guard duties, including...of personnel to port security, other ...

Coast Guard shifts tack

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  August 22, 2005 ;     650 words ......Bold; face=-2; Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate...is part of the Coast Guard's search-and...attacks, the Coast Guard -- which recently...in nationwide port security. In Honolulu...protect Hawaii's port, Zukunft said. Nationwide, Coast Guard staffing ...

USS Duluth Receives Coast Guard Commendation

The Officer;  May 1, 2004 ;     652 words ......presented with the Coast Guard Meritorious...unit of the Coast Guard for valorous...in support of Coast Guard operations...for supporting Coast Guard Port Security Units (PSU...the ship aided Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 ...

SOME QUESTION COAST GUARD'S EXPANDED ROLE.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......PORTSMOUTH -- The Coast Guard's formal shift today...been added to the Coast Guard over the years...heightened fears that the Coast Guard is spread too thin...concerned about the Coast Guard balancing its many...of war looms. The Coast Guard, for the first ...

Port security pulls Coast Guard away from traditional mission

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ......on Terror Port security pulls Coast Guard away from...Instead, Coast Guard units spent...additional hours on port security, more than...attacks. While port security has become...a senior Coast Guard spokesman...

U.S. COAST GUARD DEFENDS AGAINST TERRORISM LOCALLY, GLOBALLY

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  February 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......expands. "The Coast Guard has traditionally...craft handling, port security, and marine...Middle East, Coast Guard personnel are...2001, 1,250 Coast Guard personnel were...reservists, Coast Guard officials said...boats, four port security ...