Ultimate Guide to the Coast Guard - The History, Roles and Missions of America's Maritime Guardian with Pictures, Videos, and Thousands of Documents (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)

This ringbound book and electronic book on DVD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to every aspect of the U.S. Coast Guard, with an extraordinary collection of documents, images, and videos from the USCG. This is the most comprehensive collection of official documents available on the Coast Guard. RINGBOUND BOOK: The history and current roles of America's Maritime Guardian are detailed in this document. Contents include: Roles and missions, maritime safety, maritime security, stewardship, forces, workforce, operational force structure, multi-mission shore-based forces, maritime patrol and interdiction forces, deployable specialized forces, history from 1790 to the present, nature of the service, core values, humanitarian reputation, principles of USCG operations, clear objective, effective presence, unity of effort, on-scene initiative, flexibility, managed risk, restraint, glossary, Alexander Hamilton's Report to the U.S. House of Representatives, Hamilton's letter of instruction to the commanding officers of revenue cutters; campaign streamers, further reading. DVD-ROM: This detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, drawings, tables, and charts. The disc contains over 4 gigabytes of material, and over 57,000 pages - nearly 2000 documents - reproduced using Adobe Acrobat software. There are hundreds of images in JPG format, and 76 video files in MPG and WMV formats. Notable topics include the Coast Guard Commandant and Commandant Instructions, the Integrated Deepwater System, the Coast Guard Institute, Waterways Management, National and International Standards, Alien Migrant Interdiction, the Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, the Office of Bridge Administration, the Office of Personnel, the Coast Guard Reserve, the International Ice Patrol, Coast Guard Careers and Civilian Opportunities, the National Vessel Movement Center, and the Systems Directorate; Coast Guard History, Historical Bibliography, Historic Photographs and Other Images, Researching USCG History, Coast Guard Museum, Coast Guard Artifacts, Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Maritime Safety, Marine Science, Lighthouses, Lightships, Cutters & Craft, Aviation, the USCG at War, Coast Guard People, Historic Expeditions, Arctic & Antarctic Operations, Heroes, International Ice Patrol, Bering Sea Patrol, Alaska; Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, National Maritime Center; USCG Navigation Center, Navigation Center of Excellence, Navigation Rules or Nav Rules. This coverage includes International and Inland Rules, Arcs of Visibility, FAQs, and GPS and Differential GPS; Commandant Instructions and CIM Manuals, and much, much more. The Coast Guard is one of the five military services which make up the Armed Forces of the United States of America. As such, they exist to defend and preserve the United States as a free nation. They also protect important interests of the United States - the personal safety and security of our population; the marine transportation system and critical infrastructure; our natural and economic resources; and the territorial integrity of our nation - from both internal and external threats, natural and man-made. They protect these interests in U.S. ports and inland waterways, along the coasts, on international waters, and in any other maritime region where they may be at risk. Since 1915, when the Coast Guard was established by law as an armed force, the USCG has been a military, multi-mission, maritime force offering a unique blend of military, law enforcement, humanitarian, regulatory, and diplomatic capabilities. These capabilities underpin three broad roles: maritime safety, maritime security, and maritime stewardship. Each Coast Guard role is composed of several missions.