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Coast Guard Publication 1

Forward [70KB - 4 pages]
Introduction [70KB - 4 pages]
Chapter One: America's Maritime Guardian [766KB - 10 pages]

COAST GUARD ROLES AND MISSIONS 6
Maritime Security 6
Maritime Safety 8
Protection of Natural Resources 10
Maritime Mobility 11
National Defense 12

Chapter Two: An Evolving Coast Guard [2.31MB - 22 pages]

1790 TO 1865: REVENUE PROTECTION AND MORE 15
Revenue Cutters for National Defense 16
Supporting Maritime Trade 18
Law Enforcement in a Restive Nation 18
Revenue Cutters in the War Between the States 19
1865 TO 1915: THE ROAD TO THE COAST GUARD 20
Sumner Kimball and Service Reform 20
Growing Civil Duties 21
Spanish-American War 22
1915 TO 1916: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD 23
1917 TO 1945: A SERVICE FORGED BY WAR, CRISIS, AND CONSOLIDATION 25
The Coast Guard in the Great War 25
Interdiction and Build-Up 26
The Waesche Consolidation 27
National Defense to the Fore 28
1946 TO 1972: SORTING OUT ROLES AND MISSIONS 30
An International Role in Peacetime and in War 31
Expanding Civil Responsibilities 33
Finding a New Home 33
1973 TO TODAY AND BEYOND: A UNIQUE INTRUMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY 34
ECHOES FROM THE PAST 36

Chapter Three: The Nature of Our Service [868KB - 12 pages]

CORE VALUES 37
A MILITAR, MULTI-MISSION, MARITIME SERVICES 38
Military 38
Multi-Mission 42
Maritime 43
A HUMANITARIAN REPUTATION 43
A UNIQUE SERVICE 47

Chapter Four: Principles of Coast Guard Operations [421KB - 10 pages]

THE PRINCIPLE OF CLEAR OBJECTIVE 49
THE PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE PRESENCE 50
THE PRINCIPLE OF UNITY OF EFFORT 51
THE PRINCIPLE OF ON-SCENE INITIATIVE 52
THE PRINCIPLE OF FLEXIBILITY 54
THE PRINCIPLE OF MANAGED RISK 55
THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTRAINT 57
CONCLUSION 57

APPENDICES [61KB - 16 pages]

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY 60
APPENDIX B: THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR 64
APPENDIX C: THE PRINCIPLES OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR 66
APPENDIX D: FURTHER READING 69
ENDNOTES 72

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