The U.S. Coast Guard

Authors

Vivien Crea

Abstract

The U.S. Coast Guard is a flexible and effective force for national security in an era when the demands for adaptive and agile capabilities have increased dramatically. The growing awareness of the need for heightened international maritime security, the challenges of the Global War on Terrorism, the growth and reshaping of maritime trade, other security trends and dynamics, and ex- panded humanitarian-response needs have all but ensured the emergence of the Coast Guard—the smallest of the five U.S. armed forces—as a vital force for America’s twenty-first-century security and safety, as well as for safeguarding good order throughout the maritime domain.

Recommended Citation

Crea, Vivien (2007) "The U.S. Coast Guard," Naval War College Review: Vol. 60: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol60/iss1/3