Commentary In World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard greatly expanded and assumed control of much of the small watercraft fleet that contributed to victory. Landing after landing in Europe and the Pacific was done by Coast Guard owned, operated, and maintained landing craft and support vessels to enable decisive operational maneuver for Big Navy, Big Army, and Big Marine Corps. This worked magnificently and the inter-service spirit continued through the Cold War for the most part. But since the 1990s, the Coast Guard started to evaporate, while the small watercraft mission set was something that Navy, Army, or Marine Corps cared little about, until recently, then started fighting over. The compelling need for a more robust Coast Guard For full transparency – my…
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