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To Europe and the Far East - Pacific Area's over 175 years of history!
May 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following commentary:

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To Europe and the Far East -- Pacific Area's over 175 years of history!

By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Atlantic Area Historian

As the refrain of the Coast Guard marching song "Semper Paratus" indicates, the service has a global reach. Expansion into the Pacific area has taken shape over the past 175 years.

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