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Encyclopedia > United States Coast Guard Reserve

The United States Coast Guard Reserve , established in 1939 as a civilian reserve, is the military reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. It is organized trained, administered, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant of the Coast Guard thru the Director of Reserves and Training. The reserve provides highly trained and well qualified personnel available for active duty in time of war and national emergency, and as needed. Its personnel are trained to perform the gamut of operations as performed by regular active duty coast guard personnel. They undertake one weekend drill a month and may perform up to 30 days active duty a year.

  • US Coast Guard Reserve (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/reserve/reshmpg.html)

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Reserve and National Guard units are deployed around the world to support the active forces in missions that range from peacekeeping to major wars.
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