(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
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the Coast Guard a military organization in the US that is in charge of watching for ships in danger and preventing illegal activities in the ocean. Naval force that polices compliance with a nation's maritime laws and assists vessels wrecked or in distress on or near its coasts. First established in the early 19th century to discourage smuggling, coast guards may maintain lighthouses, buoys, and other navigational aids and provide emergency aid to merchant sailors and to victims of natural disasters. Duties may include icebreaking in inland waterways and the collection and broadcasting of meteorological data concerning floods and storms. In several European countries, volunteer lifeboat associations handle coast-guard duties
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
coast·guard coastguards in AM, usually use Coast Guard1. A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities. The coastguard is the organization to which coastguards belong. The survivors were lifted off by two helicopters, one from the Coastguard and one from the RAF
The Coast Guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast. The US Coast Guard says it rescued more than 100 Haitian refugees. A Coast Guard is a member of the coastguard. The boat was intercepted by US Coast Guards