04 August 1790 - HAPPY COAST GUARD DAY! - 04 August 2008

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- HAPPY COAST GUARD DAY! -   

1790 - Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's proposal to build ten cutters to protect the new nation's revenue (Stat. L. 145, 175). Alternately known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service would officially be named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. L., 639) in 1863. The cutters were placed under the control of the Treasury Department. This date marks the officially recognized birthday of the Coast Guard.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
 
 
News Release Date: August 4, 2008

Coast Guard Celebrates 218 years of Service
WASHINGTON --  The U.S. Coast Guard is celebrating 218 years of service as America's maritime guardians today.
"The Coast Guard has a proud history, and on the occasion of our birthday, we must pay tribute to those who came before us," said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant. "We must also rededicate ourselves to making the Coast Guard the best it can be for those who will follow in our footsteps."

This year's birthday coincides with a historic event and an important step forward in the Coast Guard's modernization, the commissioning of the first National Security Cutter, Bertholf, in Alameda, Calif.

The Bertholf and its sister ship Waesche, which was christened on July 26, are at the forefront of the Coast Guard's fleet modernization. The National Security Cutters will improve operational readiness and enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its multi-mission roles more effectively through better sea keeping, higher sustained transit speeds, greater endurance and range, and a greater ability to launch and recover improved small boats, helicopters, and eventually unmanned aerial vehicles - all key attributes in enabling the Coast Guard to implement increased security responsibilities.

Additional modernization efforts include added capabilities to workhorse assets like the MH-65C helicopter, C-130 aircraft and the Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) fleet as well as introduced new assets such as the Response Boat-Medium and the HC-144a Ocean Sentry patrol aircraft. The Coast Guard is also adding capacity to its marine safety program, improving our shore-based command and control capabilities and achieving a greater degree of maritime domain awareness. All Coast Guard modernization efforts are designed to improve mission execution and enable the Coast Guard to be more adaptive to the maritime challenges of the 21st century.

The Coast Guard is one of America's five armed forces and traces its founding to Aug. 4, 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of the federal revenue. Considerable responsibilities have been added over the years including humanitarian duties such as aiding mariners in distress. The service received its present name in 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the U.S. Life-Saving Service to form a single maritime service dedicated to safety of life at sea and enforcing the nation's maritime laws.

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The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History.  Powerful Future. 

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  I've got a special one planned, tell you about it later    Have a great one all of you Puddle Pirates 

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I've got a special one planned, tell you about it later    Have a great one all of you Puddle Pirates 

That's right!  USCGC BERTHOLF's Commissioning………………………………August 4, 2008!

Artist Tom Freeman’s conception of USCGC BERTHOLF

BERTHOLF'S Information Pamplet (.pdf)

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HAPPY COMMISSIONING DAY TO THE
CUTTER BERTHOLF AND HER CREW!

Hans ..... tell Larry to get his ass over here and post all them pics he took on the Bertholf's transit to Alameda via the Panama Canal.

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...gjd

[rustybayonet]

46 years ago today I celebrated my first Coast Guard birthday as a member of the 'family'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD

 

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Happy Birthday to the Coast Guard....

and many many thanks for all the lives you have saved and the protection you have provided our country.

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Happy Birthday to the Coast Guard....

and many many thanks for all the lives you have saved and the protection you have provided our country.

I did it 'cuz chicks dig guys in uniform........

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Happy Birthday to the Coast Guard....

and many many thanks for all the lives you have saved and the protection you have provided our country.

I did it 'cuz chicks dig guys in uniform........

What is it about a uniform that does such wonderful things for a guy's tush?

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What is it about a uniform that does such wonderful things for a guy's tush?

Actually, I think it was my great tush that made the uniform look so good........

[Acaciavet]

To all My brothers and sisters Active and Former Active duty Coasties God bless and Happy Birthday,I hoiste one for you and wish you fair weather and calm harbors S :cheers:SEMPER PAR  They Played this song at the decomissioning of the Acacia and I think it fits here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI3xtoO-TnE&feature=related

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Happy Coast Guard Day From the Pentagon Channel

The Pentagon Channel airs a story about the commissioning of the CGC Bertholf and the Coast Guard's birthday, with a special message from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm. Michael Mullin, Aug. 4, 2008.

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Hans ..... tell Larry to get his ass over here and post all them pics he took on the Bertholf's transit to Alameda via the Panama Canal.

Unfortunately there were so many people there we kinda missed connection.  Great day though, as soon as I sort through them I'll post some pictures 

[Acaciavet]

HAPPY COMMISSIONING DAY TO THE
CUTTER BERTHOLF AND HER CREW!

Hans ..... tell Larry to get his ass over here and post all them pics he took on the Bertholf's transit to Alameda via the Panama Canal.

  You know what would have made that picture better,The officers an chiefs in Kakis and the rest of  the crew in Coast Guard Dress Blues the old style. God I miis that stuff.But God bless em all its their turn.

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USAA Celebrates the U.S. Coast Guard's 218th Birthday

With more than 250,000 square miles of territorial waters and 12,000 miles of coastline under U.S. control, keeping our shores protected is a daunting responsibility. Yet the men and women of the United States Coast Guard, the smallest branch of the military, embrace the challenge and rise to meet it with pride.

As the U.S. Coast Guard celebrates its 218th anniversary, we at USAA recognize their service and say thank you to Coast Guardsmen past and present.