What does the US Coast Guard do that the Navy and the Marines can’t do?

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I’m not from the US and have no military experience either. So the US has apparently 3 maritime branches in the uniformed services and the Coast Guard is, well guarding the coasts of the US. And the other branches can’t do that?

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USCG can work with and enforce alongside police with American citizens. Military are supposed to be purely for external threats.

USCG also has considerable additional specialization in search and rescue that the military didn’t necessarily have.

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