When folks think about the Coast Guard, they usually picture a rescue swimmer jumping from a helicopter — something straight out of The Guardian. But the real picture is far bigger and far more urgent.
The Coast Guard might be one of the smallest branches of our military, but it carries a heavyweight mission. Coast Guardsmen are out there every day, stopping drug smugglers, pushing back on threats from China and Russia in the Arctic, and keeping nearly $3 trillion in maritime trade flowing safely to American ports.
As vice chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, I’ve seen how the Coast Guard’s mission doesn’t just protect our coastlines. It affects every single state. It affects families like mine in central North Carolina. Safe
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