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Coast Guard Aircraft

I just wanted to let people know that the Coast Guard is in the process of changing the model of the H-60 Helicopter. They are going from the HH-60J Jayhawk to the MH-60T Jayhawk. I work at the US Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, NC. I changed it yesterday but somebody changed it back. Go here for more information: http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/mrr/ 173.17.11.127 (talk) 03:10, 5 June 2010 (UTC)C. Davis, AMT2 ret. US Coast Guard173.17.11.127 (talk) 03:10, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On a related note, ¿what happened to the RG-8A Condor? That page still links here (and other sites still claim that the Coast Guard operates them). ¿Have they been retired from service? (Just curious…)174.25.4.28 (talk) 23:58, 23 February 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]
On a related note, what about the ¿MH-68 Shark? Those are still in service (really, there's no question about it, there's even NEW photos of MH-68's in training, [[1]], [[2]], and [[3]]).97.120.235.182 (talk) 02:10, 14 May 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]

As far as I know, they have all been retired from service. New Hampshirite (talk) 03:38, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Boats

The Coast Guard no longer uses the 41' utility boat (UTB). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aviatorcoastie (talk • contribs) 11:25, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not correct. The 41' UTB is still in use and will be for a while. The 45’ RBM is replacing the 41, but it will be several years before all 41s are retired. BFAyer (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

The Reservist Magazine (the Guard’s official Reservist publication) in the February 2Ø11 edition (P 28) states they are still in-service. (My copy came just today… Kinda auspicious.)174.25.4.28 (talk) 00:04, 24 February 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]

"The Coast Guard does not have medical officers or chaplains"

What about Chaplain of the Coast Guard? This article needs to be revised . --77.4.116.161 (talk) 11:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The "Chaplain of the Coast Guard" is a Navy chaplain temporarily assigned to the Coast Guard because the Coast Guard does not have medical officers or chaplains. QueenofBattle (talk) 14:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The commenter didn’t actually say it should read “does have,” just that it should be “revised.” Perhaps “US Coast Guard Chaplains and Doctors come from the Navy on assignment, wearing a Coast Guard uniform (with a Navy Insignia).” or something to that effect… and ¿are you sure we don’t have our own doctors? I ask, because I was sent to see a doctor at Coast Guard Group Alameda a few years ago.174.25.4.28 (talk) 00:11, 24 February 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]
Shipmate Reddson the doctor you saw at Group Alameda (Sector Alameda now) was a U.S. Public Health Service officer that was detailed to the Coast Guard. USPHS details the dentists, doctors and nurses to the Coast Guard and has for years. Cuprum17 (talk) 03:13, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
OK I did know he was USPHS (and to claerify I thought ALL CG Doctors were through USPHS, but ¿USPHS is NOT intergrated into the Navy, correct?152.121.18.252 (talk) 04:52, 5 March 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]
Shipmate, the United States Public Health Service is a separate organization within the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Commissioned Corps of doctors, dentists and nurses may be detailed to any of the armed forces but they are most commonly detailed to the Coast Guard. See the link for information on the USPHS. Cuprum17 (talk) 01:43, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
True! and they wear the same uniform of the Coast Guard with the only exception of the cap Insignia (still the Navy one!) see: ref:http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/1000-1999/CIM_1020_6F.pdf (See chapter 4.C.2 p. 149-150). --Nicola Romani (talk) 19:52, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Outdated Image

The uniforms pic is outdated; The ODU depicted is tucked, the new one (came on-line a couple years ago) is untucked. (It’s not a critical update issue, but it should be dealt with.) Img: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USCG_Uniforms.png —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.25.16.197 (talk) 05:00, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, good point. The image comes from the 2006 issue of The Reservist and has been used because it shows a broad spectrum of current uniforms (which the tucked ODU is, at least for a while more). Short of photoshopping in an untucked ODU, I propose we leave it for a while until a better alternative image with several uniforms is available. We could even add a little caption underneath it to clarify. QueenofBattle (talk) 19:16, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Shipmate QoB, I checked around for an hour or so and couldn't find anything that compared with the picture that is there. I also agree that a footnote would probably work until we can find something better. Cuprum17 (talk) 20:14, 11 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As I said, it's not a critical update. Photoshopping an untucked seems like a very poor (if even possible) option. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.120.235.182 (talk) 00:23, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, looking at the US Coast Guard's legally defined mission spectrum, a classification as a paramilitary organization would seem quite suitable, but does the US government or anybody else, such as the IMO, have an opinion on this? --Kriegslüsterner (talk) 18:08, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

By Wikipedia's definition - "A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces." 14USC1 states that "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." It stands on an equal footing with its sister services legally and is subject to the same rules and regulations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice as the others. The Coast Guard or its predecessor organizations have served in all major wars that the United States has fought since its establishment in 1790. What makes the Coast Guard unique among the Armed Forces is that it has never been a part of the Department of Defense and therefore is not subject to the Posse Comitatus Act. Because of this, it has the authority to enforce those Federal laws and regulations under its jurisdiction; something that its sister services are not permitted to do. While some of the missions of the Coast Guard are civilian in nature; it is not, by Wikipedia definition a paramilitary organization because it is, by law, a part of the formal makeup of the Armed Forces of the United States. Cuprum17 (talk) 21:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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