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Time To Upgrade Rusting Hulks For The Military's Fifth Branch Coast Guard Has Plan.(A)
Byline: MARILYN ALVA
After terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center towers, the U.S. Coast Guard mobilized to secure one of New York's most vulnerable spots -- its harbor.
Among the first on the scene were the 270-foot cutters Tahoma and Campbell, leading a brigade of a dozen vessels.
Few were surprised by the Coast Guard's swift response. The military's "fifth branch" long has been charged with protecting ports and coastlines in times of trouble.
Yet much of its fleet dates back to World War II, and the average vessel is nearly 30 years old. The deep-water fleet, including the Tahoma and Campbell, is the 37th oldest of 39 similar fleets in the world.
"The Coast Guard has always been the poor stepchild to the Navy," said Stephen Flynn, former Coast Guard commander and now senior fellow for national security on the Council on Foreign Relations. "Support is very shallow."
The Coast Guard wants its fair shake. It wants to replace or upgrade more than half of its rusting assets.
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