http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/219223/
“Coast Guard Celebrates 218 years of Service”
WASHINGTON —
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “This year’s birthday coincides with a historic event and an important step forward in the Coast Guard’s modernization, the commissioning of the first National Security Cutter, Bertholf, in Alameda, Calif.”
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1217529182375.shtm
“DHS Releases National Emergency Communications Plan”
(July 31, 2008)