(Askeri) ABD KIYI MUHAFAZA TEŞKİLATI: ABD silahlı kuvvetlerinin, gümrük ve muhaceret kanunlarını uygulamak üzere kullanılan gemilerden sorumlu bulunan ve kıyı cankurtaran merkezlerindeki işlerle meşgul olan kısmı. ABD kıyı muhafaza teşkilatı, milletlerarası aysberg (iceberg) arama faaliyetlerine yardım eder. Bu teşkilat; barışta, Maliye Bakanlığının idaresi altındadır. Savaşta ABD kıyı muhafaza teşkilatı, ABD Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığının emrine girer. Buna, kısaca, (coast guard) da denir
تعريف united states coast guard في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
The branch of the United States armed forces established to protect the coastal and inland navigable waters of the United States. The United States Coast Guard is a military and law enforcement organization operating under the Department of Homeland Security. Abbreviated as US Coast Guard or USCG
U.S. military service that enforces maritime laws. It is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security; in wartime it functions as part of the U.S. Navy. The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. territorial jurisdiction, develops and operates aids to navigation, and maintains a network of lifeboat and search-and-rescue stations using surface vessels and aircraft. It assists in the interdiction of illegal narcotics bound for the U.S. on or over coastal waters. It operates the International Ice Patrol (which maintains surveillance of icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes), gathers data for the National Weather Service, and assists distressed ships and planes. Its wartime duties include ship escort, port security, and transport duty. In 2000 there were some 35,000 Coast Guard personnel on active duty. Cadets are trained at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn
an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce