The Coast Guard is celebrating 229 years of service on August 4, 2019. This video shows a few of the Coast Guard’s operations that it has conducted since 1790. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Kearney)
For 229 years we have answered the call. We have responded to disasters. We’ve searched for people in distress. We’ve saved people, we’ve saved animals, especially our marine life. We’ve protected and defended our homeland. We’ve kept drugs from entering our country. We’ve broken through ice to get food and supplies to our ports. We’ve boarded vessels to make our waters safer. We’ve shielded our ports, our waterways, and our Marine Transportation System. We are ready. We are relevant. We are responsive. We are the U.S. Coast Guard.