USCG
Shore patrol initials
USCG is the United States Coast Guard, the branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and coastal defense.
Unlike other military branches, it operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime: USCG vessels patrol for drug smugglers, She served twenty years in the USCG.
Finding and saving people
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- drug interdictionStopping illegal substance trafficking
- port securityProtection of maritime facilities
- border protectionSecuring national boundaries
interdiction · patrol · environmental protection · icebreaking · humanitarian aid · disaster response · intelligence · surveillance
Preserving human existence
- SAREmergency location efforts
- survivorOne still alive after
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- hoistRaise with tackle
rescue swimmer · distress call · mayday · beacon · helicopter rescue · towing · dewatering · firefighting
One who severs
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- patrol boatCoastal surveillance vessel
- stationFixed stopping point
- sectorDistinct division of whole
Coastal beacon tower
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- channel markerWaterway navigation aid
- chartworkMaritime route planning on maps
- LORANRadio-based navigation system
Armed service protecting waterways
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
- military branchDivision of armed forces
- uniformed serviceOrganization with standard dress
- deploymentsStrategic positioning of resources
readiness · active duty · reserves · enlisted · officer · academy · boot camp · rating
search and rescue
Finding and saving people
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- drug interdictionStopping illegal substance trafficking
- port securityProtection of maritime facilities
border protection · interdiction · patrol · environmental protection · icebreaking · humanitarian aid · disaster response · intelligence · surveillance · tactical operations
lifesaving
Preserving human existence
hoist · rescue swimmer · distress call · mayday · beacon · helicopter rescue · towing · dewatering · firefighting · flood response
cutter
One who severs
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- patrol boatCoastal surveillance vessel
- stationFixed stopping point
sector · district · air station · icebreaker · small boat
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- channel markerWaterway navigation aid
- chartworkMaritime route planning on maps
LORAN · waterways · daymark · fog signal
Coast Guard
Armed service protecting waterways
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
- military branchDivision of armed forces
- uniformed serviceOrganization with standard dress
deployments · readiness · active duty · reserves · enlisted · officer · academy · boot camp · rating · petty officer
- maritime groupsport authority, coastguard, navy, merchant marine, shipping company
- LORANtransmitters, receivers, time difference, time delay
- maritime lawmaritime piracy, admiralty, law of the sea, salvage rights, towage
USCGUS Army
American land military branch
Army · ground forces · US Air Force · infantry · USAF