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Who commands the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area?
Vice Admirals
pg. E5-2
Coast Guard is organized into how many regions?
2, Atlantic and Pacific
pg. E5-2
Districts are commanded by?
Rear Admirals
pg. E5-3
Larger cutters (over 180 feet in length) are under control of who?
Area Commanders
pg. E5-4
A “cutter” is basically any CG vessel ____ feet in length or greater
65.
pg. E5-4
Cutters at or under 180 feet in length come under control of?
District Commaders
pg. E5-4
How many units report directly to Headquarters?
35
pg. E5-5
Traditionally, our role in wartime has been to?
Augment the Navy with cutters and manpower
pg. E5-6
When did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels?
May 28, 1798
pg. E5-7
Cutters captured ____ prizes unaided during Quasi War
18
pg.E5-8
During the Quasi War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200 men, three times her own force?
Pickering
pg. E5-8
Which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in 1799?
Eagle
pg. E5-8
What was The Coast Guard’s role during the War of 1812?
augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft
pg. E5-8
What cutter capture the first prize of the war of 1812?
Jefferson.
pg. E5-8
When did Congress declared war with Mexico?
May 13, 1846.
pg. E5-9
Which cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War?
Harriet Lane
pg. E5-10
During the Civil War, our cutters in the Navy’s service performed what kind of duty along the Atlantic coast?
Blockade Duty
pg. E5-10
When did Spain declared war against the U.S?
April 24, 1898
pg. E5-11
What cutter served as the escort and dispatch boat with Commodore George Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron?
The McCulloch
pg. E5-11
In what war did the the entire Coast Guard manpower, vessels, and units…was transferred to the Navy?
WWI April 2, 1917
pg. E5-12
What were some of the Coast Guard duties during WWI?
escort and patrol duties in the Mediterranean
pg. E5-12
When was the cutter Tampa torpedoed?
Sept. 26, 1918
pg. E5-12
With concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound during WWI, what did the Treasury Departement established?
Coast Guard Captain of the Port offices
pg. E5-12
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, when did port security mission began?
June 22, 1940
pg. E5-13
What Act gave the Coast Guard jurisdiction over ships carrying explosives and dangerous cargoes?
Dangerous Cargo Act
pg. E5-13
When did the Coast Guard seized 28 Italian, 2 German, and 35 Danish merchant ships?
WWII March 1941
pg. E5-13
When was the Coast Guard given responsibility for cold- weather operations in Greenland?
April 9, 1941
pg. E5-13
During WWII Coast Guard-manned ships sank ____ enemy submarines
11
pg. E5-13
During WWII Coast Guard cutters and aircraft were credited with sinking how many German U boats?
12
pg. E5-13
During WWII Coast Guard craft rescued more than ________ survivors of torpedo attacks off the U.S. coast
1500
pg. E5-14
In what war was the Coast Guard’s role was marginal, primarily one of support?
Korean War
pg. E5-15
In what war were Shallow-draft warships and operating expertise in coastal waters were needed for the interdiction of trawlers?
Vietnam War.
pg. E5-16
How many Coast guardsmen served in Vietnam?
8000 and 56 cutters
pg. E5-16
During the Vietnam War, To block infiltration, Coast Guard units boarded almost ________ junks and sampans.
250,000
pg. E5-16
For Operation Desert Shield a total of ______ Coast Reservists where called.
950
pg. E5-17
What war, was the first time in the Coast Guard Reserve’s 50-year history that involuntary overseas mobilization occurred?
Operation Desert Shield
pg. E5-17
Federal lifesaving service began to take shape in?
1848
pg. E5-21
The purchase of _______ in 1867 greatly expanded the Coast Guard’s environmental responsibilities
Alaska
pg. E5-23
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of _____ created a ______ mile offshore fishing zone to be controlled by the U.S.
1976 and 200
pg. E5-23
What did the Coast Guard create in 1973 to combat oil spills?
National Strike Force
pg. E5-24
When was the first narcotics seizure recorded?
1890
pg. E5-26
What was the driving force for establishing the International Ice Patrol?
The sinking of the Titanic
pg. E5-27
When was the RCS was tasked with maintaining the International Ice Patrol?
Feb 7, 1914
pg. E5-27
The only Coast Guard-manned light station in the U.S. today is?
Boston Harbor
pg. E5-28
Who served 39 years at the Lime Rock Lighthouse, saving 18 lives?
Ida Lewis
pg. E5-29
Who was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal?
Marcus Hanna
pg. E5-29
What U.S. Code cites that the Coast Guard is a military service?
Title 14
pg. E5-30
The Coast Guard Reserve is a part-time force, composed of approximately _______ specially trained people
8,000
pg. E5-31
When was the Coast Guard Reserve established?
Feb 19, 1941
pg. E5-31
What law enacted on November 23, 1942, established the Women’s Reserve as a branch of the Coast Guard?
Public Law 773
pg. E5-31
Where was the first organized Coast Guard Reserve unit was formed?
Boston October 1950
pg. E5-32
When was the Coast Guard Auxiliary created?
June 23, 1939
pg. E5-33
What are the four Coast Guard Auxiliary units?
Flotilla, Divisions, District Regions, National
pg. E-5-36
A flotilla consists of how many qualified memembers?
15 or more
pg. E5-37
A Division is usually composed of how many flotillas?
5 or more
pg. E5-37
When was the U.S Coast Guard officially transfered to DHS?
March 1, 2003
pg. E5-38
What are the Coast Guard’s homeland security roles?
Safeguard, Maintain, Ensure, Protect and Coordinate
pg. E5-38
What year did the first 5 African American women entered the SPAR?
1945
pg. E5-40
Who were the first 5 African American women that entered the SPAR?
Hooker, Byrd, Mosely, Cooke and Cumberbatch
pg. E5-40
Who was the first E-9 in the Coast Guard?
Master Chief Kerwin. Nov 1, 1958
pg. E5-40
Who was the first Master Chief of the Coast Guard?
BMCM Calhoun 1969
pg. E5-41
When were all officer career fields and enlisted ratings are open to women?
1978
pg. E5-41
When did the revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service merged?
January 28, 1915
pg. E5-42
Who was a two-time winner of the Gold Lifesaving Medal?
Frederick Hatch
pg. E5-43
Who was credited with saving more than 600 lives, he earned two gold medals, three silver?
Joshua James
pg. E5-43
Who single-handedly rescued ten people from the grounded ship, Priscilla, on August 18, 1899?
Rasmus S. Midgett
pg. E5-43
Who provided a shield and covering fire, and helped evacuate 500 besieged Marines from a beach at Point Cruz?
Duglas Munro
pg. E5-45
Who are the Coast Guard Navy Cross Medal winners?
Best, Russell and Evans
pg. E5-45
For CWO Applicants minimum eligibility requirements for appointment to warrant grade must be completed by?
Jan 1st.
pg. E5-50
A CWO applicant must be a member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve
with at least _______ years total active service in the U.S. Armed Forces…the last _____years with the Coast Guard
8 and 4
pg. E5-51
OCS age?
21-26. Recruiting SOP is 21-30
pg. E5-52
PPEP age?
21-32
pg. E5-53
Coast Guard Academy age?
18-22
pg. E5-53
Aviation services are provided by how many aviators?
800
pg. E5-55
aircrews fly various types of the Coast Guard’s inventory of approximately how many aircrafts?
200 plus
pg. E5-55
When is a list of significant achievements or aspects of performance due to supervisors?
No later than 14 days before then end of marking period.
pg. E5-59
When are the completed employee review due to the Marking official?
9 days prior the end of marking period
pg. E5-59
When should supervisors counsel the evaluee on the employee review after the Approving Official has completed his or her actions?
not later than 21 days after the end of marking period.
pg. E5-59
Approving Official’s decision on advancement recommendation is _______ and _____________
final and can’t be appealed.
pg. E5-62