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Crewmembers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., load pallets of Christmas trees onto the ship’s buoy deck for delivery to deserving Chicago-area families. Alder was serving as Chicago’s “Christmas Ship,” transporting trees from northern Michigan that were distributed by different charity groups. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener

Coast Guard Cutter Continues “Christmas Ship” Tradition

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’Tis the season for deserving families in the Chicago, Ill., area, who will now have a Christmas tree thanks to crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder.

The Alder …

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War of 1812 Dart capture

The Revenue Cutter Service in the War of 1812 Foundations of the modern Coast Guard

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In the first six months of 2003, at the outset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Coast Guard sent 11 cutters and four Port Security Units (PSUs) to Iraq in …

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The Coast Guard’s Role in Naval Aviation Wings of America’s fifth service

The U.S. Coast Guard has been a part – indeed, a leading innovator – in maritime aviation from early in the history of flight at sea. Although the official Coast …

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The revenue cutter Vigilant captures the privateer Dart

When the U.S. Revenue Marine Service Grew Up For the young shallow-draft fleet that would become the Coast Guard, the War of 1812 was a transformative experience

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When the United States declared war on England in 1812, the tiny U.S. maritime service, consisting of 16 naval vessels and about a dozen revenue cutters, was pitted against England’s …

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