![]() coastline.ĭefense Readiness: Support the national military strategy and Department of Defense movement and operations by securing airspace in Washington, DC conducting intercept operations and in-theater environmental protection, force protection and port control. exercises sovereign rights over all resources in the EEZ, which encompasses more than 4.5 million square miles of waters within 200 miles of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from encroachments by foreign fishing vessels and enforce agreements to reduce illegal fishing. Maintain 50,000 electronic and visual aids and provide traffic management services to keep mariners and boaters safe. mariners.Īids to Navigation: Mark the nation’s Marine Transportation System, including waterways and ports. Marine Safety: Prevent accidents and property losses by establishing maritime standards, conducting inspections and investigations, partnering with boating safety organizations and licensing U.S. Conduct research and resupply the McMurdo Station research center in Antarctica, and maintain year-round access to the planet’s polar regions using Polar Icebreakers. Ice Operations: Break ice in the Great Lakes and Northeast to facilitate commerce and protect communities in emergency situations. Marine Environmental Protection: Reduce the risk of harm to the marine ecosystem by developing and enforcing regulations to avert the introduction of invasive species, prevent and respond to oil spills and hazardous substance discharges and stop unauthorized ocean dumping. Selected candidates are trained in search and rescue operations whereby they will gain: rewarding real-world experience in delivering on-water search and rescue while working with multiple local agencies, proficiency in operating a Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), and opportunities for. and international laws and treaties to conserve living marine resources and their habitat, including endangered and protected species and locales. The Canadian Coast Guard hires and trains candidates each summer to become members of an Inshore Rescue Boat crew. immigration laws, upholding international conventions against human smuggling and repatriating undocumented migrants. Migrant Interdiction: Promote safe, legal and orderly migration operations by enforcing U.S. The USCG coordinates closely with other federal agencies and allied partners within a six-million-square-mile area known as the transit zone. Maritime Transportation System by preventing, disrupting and responding to terrorist attacks, sabotage, espionage or subversive acts.ĭrug Interdiction: Deter and disrupt the illegal drug market, dismantle transnational organized crime and prevent these threats from reaching U.S. ![]() Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security: Protect people and property in the U.S. Search and Rescue is one of the Coast Guard’s oldest missions. Search and Rescue: Prevent loss of life or injury and minimize property loss at sea by rendering aid to those in distress. ![]()
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