Water keepers patrol local waterways and prosecute polluters. Essentially, they act as the community's coast guard.

A successful voyage requires not only a sound vessel but also a skilled crew

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.

The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less.

[Coast Guard Lt. Joe Leonard, who is heading operations at the Astrodome, hopes everyone is out of local shelters by next weekend.] Will we get there? ... I don't know, but we're working hard to get there.

We have our own police force, harbor patrol, customs officers, and Coast Guard. That won't change no matter who is operating the terminal.