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  2. United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The United States Coast Guard ( USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces [7] and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law ...

  3. Port Security Unit - Wikipedia

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    Port Security Unit. U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Units are Deployable Specialized Forces organized for sustained expeditionary security and anti-terrorism. They provide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) missions, which include harbor and port defense, protection of High Value Assets (HVAs), expeditionary security, Sea Lines of ...

  4. Missions of the United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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    The United States Coast Guard is the coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement branch of the United States Armed Forces and is one of the country's eight uniformed services. It carries out three basic roles, which are further subdivided into eleven statutory missions. The three roles are: Maritime safety. Maritime security.

  5. Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System - Wikipedia

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    Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System. Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) is a comprehensive search and rescue (SAR) planning system used by the United States Coast Guard in the planning and execution of almost all SAR cases in and around the United States and the Caribbean. SAROPS has three main components: The Graphical ...

  6. Exclusive-US Coast Guard seeks bigger role to search, board ...

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    The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and search vessels suspected of illegal ...

  7. Coast Guard gets new ship assigned to Hawaii - AOL

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    Dec. 16—The cutter sailed more than 8, 000 nautical miles over 36 days from Portsmouth, Va., to join the Coast Guard's District 14, which is headquartered on Oahu and is the service's largest ...

  8. Law Enforcement Detachments - Wikipedia

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    Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETs are specialized, deployable maritime law enforcement teams of the United States Coast Guard. First established in 1982, their primary mission is to deploy aboard U.S. and allied naval vessels to conduct counter-drug operations and support maritime law enforcement, interdiction, or security operations.

  9. LOCATIONS. Coast Guard Headquarters Health Clinic Office Locations. Showing 1-2 of 2 Locations. PRIMARY LOCATION. Coast Guard Headquarters Health Clinic. 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE STOP 7201. WASHINGTON, DC 20593. Tel: (202) 372-4100. Visit Website.