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United States Life-Saving Service
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The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began i
The Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station. The Station was in use from 1832 until the 1940s. It was demolished by 1949.
The Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station. The Station was in use from 1832 until the 1940s. It was demolished by 1949.
1906 postcard captioned, The start of the life-boat, Cape Cod
1906 postcard captioned, The start of the life-boat, Cape Cod
Thomas Nast 1877 political cartoon: Death on economy. U.S. "I suppose I must spend a little on life-saving service, life-boat stations, life-boats, su
Thomas Nast 1877 political cartoon: Death on economy. U.S. "I suppose I must spend a little on life-saving service, life-boat stations, life-boats, surf-boats, etc.; but it is too bad to be obliged to waste so much money".
The men of the Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station, 1900
The men of the Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station, 1900
United States Coast Guard
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The United States Coast Guard is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the country's eight uniformed services. Th
United States Life-Saving Service
…efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915. The concept of assistance to shipwrecked mariners from shore-based stations began with volunteer lifesaving services, spearheaded by the…
A USCG HH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies overhead as the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute steams near Deepwater Horizon spill site, July 4, 2010.
A USCG HH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies overhead as the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute steams near Deepwater Horizon spill site, July 4, 2010.
USCG helicopter, Rescue swimmers conduct search and rescue after Hurricane Irma
USCG helicopter, Rescue swimmers conduct search and rescue after Hurricane Irma
A member of USCG Maritime Security Response Team West trains for a simulated terrorist threat aboard the motor vessel
A member of USCG Maritime Security Response Team West trains for a simulated terrorist threat aboard the motor vessel
Maritime Safety and Security Team conduct operations in the Gulf of Aden Sept. 8, 2009 part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force est
Maritime Safety and Security Team conduct operations in the Gulf of Aden Sept. 8, 2009 part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia.