CG celebrating 225th anniversary

The U.S. Coast Guard will celebrate its 225th anniversary of service to America on Aug. 4. The CG traces its history back to the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, who proposed building sea-going revenue cutters to collect revenue for the new Republic and serve as “useful sentinels of the law.” President George Washington signed the bill passed by the first Congress on Aug. 4, 1790 authorizing construction of 10 cutters. The Coast Guard is fundamentally a domestic armed force, but also deploys units and personnel overseas; supports both CG and national security mission-interests. (Source: Coast Guard 8th District 08/03/15) Gulf Coast Maritime Note: Coast Guard District 8 HQ is in New Orleans. It is responsible for CG activities in 26 states with a majority of activity along Gulf Coast states of Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle.