It's not exactly correct. While the Coast Guard in the U.S. is a military organization, it's part of the national Homeland Security department. Its funding comes through NHS, rather than through the military.
December 8th, 2016 / 11:15 a.m.
Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Shipbuilding, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
It's not exactly correct. While the Coast Guard in the U.S. is a military organization, it's part of the national Homeland Security department. Its funding comes through NHS, rather than through the military.
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