The U.S. Coast Guard is an amalgam, formed over two centuries from multiple agencies of varying character but each fundamentally related to the sea. The service has been tempered and shaped by challenging missions in war and peace. Its constituent parts coalesced seamlessly because of the military character and altruistic culture of the service.

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