................Semper Paratus............

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.."ALWAYS READY" is the motto of The United States Coast Guard...and its true.Founded by Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue Cutter Service on 4 August 1790, it lays claim to being the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service. As of August 2009, the Coast Guard had approximately 42,000 men and women on active duty, 7,500 reservists, 30,000 auxiliarists, and 7,700 full-time civilian employees.

Here an AGUSTA WESTLAND EH101 on the job,for search and rescue!!...