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Coast Guard ‘Well Equipped But Undermanned,’ Zukunft Says

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Coast Guard ‘Well Equipped But Undermanned,’ Zukunft Says
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft. Photo: Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard is on its way to recapitalizing aging assets but doesn’t have the manpower to always be ready for the myriad manmade and natural disasters occurring in the world, the service’s top officer said on Tuesday.“As I take inventory of our Coast Guard, including all 41,000 active duty, 7,000 reserve, 8,500 civilian servants, and nearly 30,000 auxiliary, we are very well equipped, but undermanned to be Semper Paratus in a world that is anything but tranquil or secure…

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