US Coast Guard Traverse City Station

Today our speaker was Commander Greg Matayas who is the commander of the Coast Guard Air Station in Traverse City. He shared the rich history of the Coast Guard as the longest serving sea service in the United States as the US Navy was disbanded for a short period of time after the Revolutionary War. There are 11 official missions of the Coast Guard which include: Port and Waterway Security, Drug Interdiction, Aids to Navigation, Search and Rescue, Living Marine Resources, Marine Safety, Defense Readiness, Migrant Interdiction, Marine Environmental Protection, Ice Operations, and Law Enforcement.