词条 | Liberian National Coast Guard |
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|unit_name=Liberian National Coast Guard |image= |caption= |start_date = 1959 |country={{flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia |allegiance= |branch= |type=Coast guard |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |motto= |patron= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles={{collapsible list |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal; |title = See list |First Liberian Civil War Second Liberian Civil War }} |anniversaries=February 11 |decorations= |battle_honours= |commander1=President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |commander1_label=Commander-in-Chief |commander2=Brownie Samukai |commander2_label=Minister of Defense |commander3= |commander3_label= Captain of the Coast Guard |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= }} The Liberian National Coast Guard is the primary naval force of Liberia and is part of the Liberian Armed Forces. Its main duties are law enforcement along Liberia's coast and in its maritime area, and aiding those in distress.[1] HistoryThe Liberian National Coast Guard, was established in 1959.[2] Throughout the Tubman period the coastguard was little more than a few sometimes unserviceable patrol craft manned by ill-trained personnel, though its training improved in the 1980s to the point where it was considered the best trained of the armed services.[2] In 1984 the Liberian National Coast Guard contained about 450 personnel.[3] Under Samuel Doe the Coast Guard was retitled the Liberian Navy in 1986 through the passage of The Liberian Navy Act of 1986.[4] The Coast Guard was reactivated on the 53rd Armed Forces Day on February 11, 2010, with an initial strength of 40 personnel who had been trained in the United States.[5] A United States Coast Guard officer is now serving at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia supporting efforts to reestablish the Liberian Coast Guard.[6] A detachment from SeaBee Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, based at Naval Station Rota, Spain, constructed a United States Africa Command-funded boat ramp and concrete perimeter wall for the Coast Guard, which was handed over in December 2010.[7] In February 2011, the United States turned over two donated USCG Defender class boats to the Coast Guard.[8] FleetThe fleet of the Liberian National Coast Guard currently consists of:
Ranks{{Main|Military ranks of Liberia}}The ranks and insignia of the Liberian National Coast Guard are based on those of the United States Coast Guard, and are laid out in the Liberian Defense Act of 2008.[1] OfficersEnlisted personnelReferences1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Liberia/LR_Defense%20Act%20of%202008.pdf|title=Defense Act of 2008|last=|first=|date=2008|website=|location=|accessdate=20 November 2017}} {{Liberia topics}}{{Military of Africa}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Armed Forces Of Liberia}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1985/liberia_5_organdstrength.htm|title=Library of Congress Liberia Country Study 1984: Organization and Strength|last=|first=|date=|website=|location=Washington DC|accessdate=23 May 2017}}Accessed via GlobalSecurity.org 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://mod.gov.lr/the-forces/the-liberian-coast-guard/|title=Brief History on the Liberian Coast Guard|last=|first=|date=2016|website=Ministry of National Defense|location=|accessdate=20 November 2017}} 4. ^"Ellen Signs Anti-Corruption Act, Commissions Several Officials", The Inquirer (Monrovia), August 22, 2008 5. ^Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President's Annual Message, January 25, 2010 6. ^Chief Petty Officer Jason Morris, APS, Seabees Bolster Liberia's Coast Guard {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720130445/http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=3600&lang=0 |date=July 20, 2011 }}, Africa Partnership Station Public Affairs, October 20, 2009 7. ^NMCB 7 Liberia Detachment Receives Commendation, May 30, 2010. Retrieved June 2010, and Liberian Coast Guard Ready for 24/7 Ops, December 29, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2011 8. ^http://www.liberianobserver.com/node/10592 US Equip AFL with 2 Boats 9. ^http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/spc-le.asp 3 : Government of Liberia|Military of Liberia|1950s establishments in Liberia |
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