en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/868317 Comments by hacpilot http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/04/30/oil-spill-highlights-cg-future/#IDComment73438069 I was in the Coast Guard for 32 Years and during those years there was possibly 5 years when we didn't have a budget crisis! Thu, 6 May 2010 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/04/30/oil-spill-highlights-cg-future/#IDComment73438069 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/08/cg-cuts-spark-hill-worries/#IDComment60738652 By law the Coast Guard has 11 missions; Ports,waterways, and coastal security; Drug interdiction; SAR; Living marine resources; Marine safety; Defense readiness; Migrant interdiction; Marine environmental protection;Ice operations; Other law enforcement. (I listed them in order of percentage of operating expenses). Their high endurance cutters are old and need repairs. Their aircraft are out dated. To operate costs money, however the Obama administration has cut the USCG's budget. I think the last time the USCG had a decent budget was in 1790 when Hamilton created the service. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:35:44 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/08/cg-cuts-spark-hill-worries/#IDComment60738652