Semper Paratus
Every Coast Guardsman is expected to live by these three Core Values.
What are Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty?
This is the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Coast Guard.
What is Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9)?
The National Weather Service issues this advisory when sustained winds of 21–33 knots are expected, warning smaller vessels to use caution.
What is a Small Craft Advisory?
This Signalman First Class is the only Coast Guardsman to receive the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save Marines at Guadalcanal in 1942.
Who is Douglas Munro?
When the Coast Guard was founded in 1790, it operated this many cutters.
What were 10 cutters?
"Semper Paratus" translates into English as these two words.
What is "Always Ready"?
Coast Guard officers in paygrades O-1 through O-6 wear this color stripe on their dress blue sleeves and shoulder boards.
What is gold?
This scale, ranging from 0 to 12, estimates wind speed based on observed sea conditions.
What is the Beaufort Wind Scale?
This famous Coast Guard officer and author wrote Roots after serving 20 years in the Coast Guard.
Who is Alex Haley?
The Revenue Cutter Service merged with this organization in 1915 to form today's Coast Guard.
What was the U.S. Life-Saving Service?
The Coast Guard's Core Values were officially adopted in this decade.
What are the 1990s? (1994)
This Coast Guard rank is the first to wear a fouled anchor as its primary collar device.
What is Chief Petty Officer (E-7)?
This dangerous weather phenomenon occurs when warm, moist air moves over colder water, drastically reducing visibility for mariners.
What is advection fog?
This legendary lighthouse keeper rescued more than 25 people near Lime Rock Light in Rhode Island, earning the nickname "Heroine of Lime Rock."
Who is Ida Lewis?
In 1939, this federal agency became part of the Coast Guard, making the service responsible for maintaining America's lighthouses.
What was the U.S. Lighthouse Service?
The Coast Guard's official ensign, flown during law enforcement missions, features this type of bird.
What is an eagle?
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This is the only enlisted insignia that includes two silver stars above a fouled anchor.
What is Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG)?
The calm center of a hurricane is known by this name.
What is the eye?
During Hurricane Katrina, this Coast Guard rescue swimmer became nationally known after helping save dozens of lives from flooded New Orleans.
Who is Petty Officer Scott Ruskan? (Accept: Scott Ruskan)
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This Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, has educated officers since 1876, when it began aboard the cutter Dobbin.
What is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy?
This officer is responsible for ensuring the Coast Guard remains "Always Ready" as the service's senior military leader.
Who is the Commandant of the Coast Guard?
This Coast Guard officer rank is immediately below Rear Admiral (Lower Half).
What is Captain (O-6)?
This warning is issued when sustained winds of 48–63 knots or gusts in that range are expected over coastal waters.
What is a Storm Warning?
This Coast Guard officer commanded the first U.S. cutter to circumnavigate North America via the Northwest Passage in 1957.
Who is Captain William Anderson? (Accept if referring to the historic voyage of USCGC Storis under his leadership.)
Today's Fast Response Cutter replaced this older cutter class.
What was the Island-class patrol boat?