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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the mission of the coast guard
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to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests - in the nation's ports and waterways along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region as required to support national security
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When was the coast guard created
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August 1789
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What was the original name of the coast guard and who created it
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Revenue Cutter Service; Alexander Hamiliton
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What two groups were combined to create the coast guard
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Life Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service
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What are the traditions of that the coast guard holds up
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-Promote safe and efficient maritime transportation
-Promote the collection of national revenues -Promote measures to enhance national security -promote preservation of life and property at sea |
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What department is in charge of the USCG
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Department of Homeland Security
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Who is the Commandant of the Coast Guard
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Admiral Thomas H. Collins
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Who is the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
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Admiral Thomas J. Barrett
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Who is the master chief petty officer of the coast guard
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MCPOCG Franklin A. Welch
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What are the districts in the Atlantic Area
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1st District
5th district 7th district 8th district 9th district |
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what are the districts in the Pacific area
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11th district
13th district 14th district 17th district |
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Where is the 1st district
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Boston, MA
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Where is the 5th district
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Portsmouth, VA
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Where is the Atlantic Area HQ
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Portsmouth, VA
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Where is the 7th district
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Miami, FL
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Where is the 8th district
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New Orleans, LA
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Where is the 9th district
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Cleveland, OH
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Where is the 11th district
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Long Beach, CA
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Where is the Pacific Area HQ
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Long Beach, CA
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where is the 13th district
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Seattle, WA
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Where is the 14th district
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Honolulu, HI
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Where is 17th district
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Janeau, AK
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What are the five strategic goals
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-Maritime Safety
-Maritime Mobility -Maritime Security -National Defense -Protection of Natural Resources |
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What is Maritime Safety
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Maritime safety involves Search and Rescue operations, Marine Safety, Recreational Boater safety, and International ice patrol
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What is maritime mobility
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maintaining and building aids to navigation such as buoys and lighthouses, Ice breaking services, bridge administration and vessel traffic/waterways management
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What is Maritime Security
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the coast guard's law enforcement role such as Drug interdiction, alien migrant interdiction, living marine resource, law/treaty enforcement, and general maritime law enforcement
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National defense
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general defense, homeland security, and port and waterways security of the us peacetime and in wartime both in the us and overseas
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Where is the coast guard academy
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on the Thames River in New London, CT
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How many does the uscga graduate each year
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approx 175
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Where do cadets take their summer cruise
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USCG Barque Eagle
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Where is the coast gurad OCS
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New London, CT
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how long is OCS
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17 weeks
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Where is coast gurad boot camp
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Cape May, NJ
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