The Coast Guard was initially created by Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a combat veteran of the Revolutionary War for seven years, in 1790 as the “Revenue-Marine,” under the Department of the Treasury, for collecting customs duties at American seaports. Its primary roles as an active, military service are maritime security, search-and-rescue, and law enforcement. Armed Forces, but is technically part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), not the Department of Defense (DoD.) It may, however, be transferred to the Department of the Navy at any time, such as World War Two, by the president, or only during wartime, as in World War One, by the Congress. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the U.S. “Nox Noctis est Nostri (‘The Night is Ours’)” - Motto of the U.S.
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