what does a coast guard do for the military?

Answer 1

They guard the coast.

Answer 2

They are a civilian paramilitary force guarding the coast line. Not unlike the police.


According to Wikipedia:

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries.

Among the responsibilities that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are enforcement of maritime law, maintenance of seamarks, border control, and other services. During wartime coast guards might be responsible for harbor defense, port security, naval counterintelligence and coastal patrols.

In some countries it is part of the military. In a few countries it is a civilian or even private sector organization. Most coast guards operate ships and aircraft including helicopters and seaplanes for this purpose.

In some countries (such as the UK and Ireland) the coast guard has no law enforcement role. It is the coordinating agency for maritime rescue - the maritime rescue assets may come from other organzations. In these cases, lifeboats may be provided by civilian voluntary organizations, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, whilst aircraft may be provided by the countries armed forces, in addition to coastguard owned assets. In the United States, the Coast Guard has both law enforcement and military roles.

Answer 3

The U.S. Coast Guard is a two-hat organization. They are a para-military organization under the Department of Transportation. During "Time of War" (officially declared), the Coast Guard is reassigned to the Department of Defense, under the Secretary of the Navy. The other function they have is with the Department of Justice, which empowers them to make search and seizures on the high seas (outside territorial waters).

Answer 4

coast guard


special naval force assigned to seaboard duties. Its primary responsibilities usually consist in suppressing contraband trade and aiding vessels in distress. The British coast guard was established just after the Napoleonic Wars for the purpose of preventing smuggling. When the Coast Guard Act of 1856 put this task under the direction of the admiralty, the British coast guard was reorganized to perform coast-watching and lifesaving duties. In the United States a coast guard was formed in 1915 when an act of Congress combined the Revenue Cutter Service with the Life Saving Service. The cutter service had been established by Congress in 1790, at the suggestion of Alexander Hamilton, to prevent smuggling; until the creation of the navy in 1798 it was the only U.S. armed service afloat. The Life Saving Service developed some years later. The U.S. Coast Guard subsequently absorbed the Lighthouse Service (1939) and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (1942). In peacetime the Coast Guard is under the jurisdiction (since 2003) of the Dept. of Homeland Security; in wartime, and for such other periods as the president may direct, it is under the control of the navy. In addition to its rescue and antismuggling activities, the service enforces navigation rules and maintains jurisdiction over the regulations concerning the construction and equipment of merchant ships and over the licensing of merchant marine officers and seamen. It also operates and maintains weather ships, an ice patrol in the N Atlantic, and various navigational aids, including lighthouses, lightships, buoys, and loran stations. The Coast Guard Academy, for the training of officers, is located in New London, Conn.

Answer 5

They provide coastal protection form drug trafficing andsearch for possible terrorist entering the countery via water. They provide search and rescue as well, One big part is the Coast Guards Port Security Units that provide security for the harbors In the middle east, they also guard oil platforms. The Port Security is like the SWAT for the water.

Answer 6

the coast guard looks for all the girls in the area like in "baywatch"

and if they find a senior next to the guard then he dives in and makes a rescue attempt to save the innocent frog taken by the fish

and in return when it s dinner time the military gives fish to the guards

Answer 7

You know on Miami Vice when Crockett/Tubbs would use their speed boat to travel? Well, that was the "Coast Guard" that would chase them in the waters for travelling too fast...they would discreetly flash their badges to show they were "undercover".The coast guard boats would then slow down and turn back around...wishing they could wear Armani suits to work!!

Answer 8

They battle mother nature, which can be a lot tougher than battling human nature.

Hoo Yah coasties from a PJ

you know what I mean