Our Coast Guard has of neccessity been around for quite a long time and has evolved over its many years as a premier all purpose Naval force. The Coast is probably the mot versatile of all of our branches of the military. I read different accounts of incidents every day where they have performed a daring rescue or law enforcement action. These actions don’t even account for the many day to day routine operations that they conduct.
The Coast Guard was established on August 4th 1790 as the Revenue Marine Service. They were joined by the US Lifesaving Service in in 1915 to form the service known as the United States Coast Guard. This was after the addition of the Revenue Cutter Service. In 1939 the Lighthouse Service was added to the mix and the Steamboat Inspection Service joined in 1946. You can see how the Coast Guard came to have so many modern day functions. It was moved from the US Treasury Department to the Department of Transportation in 1967, and became a part of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
Our Coast Guard custom ring customers are facing daunting challenges in the years to become because of the world situation now. They have to adapt and overcome despite a severely limited budget and limited resources.
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