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More Haitians using Puerto Rico as migrant route

Haitians have been fleeing their troubled country for years, trying to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by sea or by trekking across the island o...
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Pacific searched for British man from ailing boat

A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a Bri...
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United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard portal
Active	August 4, 1790 – present
Country	United States of America
Type	Coast Guard
Size	Civilian employees: 7,057 Active duty personnel: 41,873 Selected Reservists: 8,100 Auxiliary: 30,000 244 cutters, 1,850 boats, 204 aircraft^[1]^[2]
Part of	Department of Homeland Security
Motto	Semper Paratus
Colors	White, CG Blue, CG Red^[3]
March	"Semper Paratus"
Engagements	Quasi-War War of 1812 Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War Spanish American War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Allied Force Operation Iraqi Freedom Afghanistan War Operation Sea Dragon III War on Terror Anti-piracy operations
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Secretary of Homeland Security	The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Commandant	ADM Robert J. Papp, Jr.
Vice Commandant	VADM John Currier
Master Chief Petty Officer	MCPOCG Michael P. Leavitt
Insignia
Racing Stripe
Ensign
Standard
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	HH / MH-60 J/T Jayhawk MH-65 C/D/E Dolphin
Patrol	HC-130 H/J Hercules HU-25 A/C Guardian HC-144A Ocean Sentry
Transport	VC-37A Long Range VIP Aircraft