Q. The concept of SARWET was developed after a young girl disappeared hiking on the San Mateo Coast. The AT2 who came up with the idea (along with an AE3) was threatened with a Court Martial for Mutiny and Sedition when he developed the idea. What was SARWET and what did it lead to?

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Q. During the "Quasi-War" with France, one Cutter captured ten prizes (ships) all on its own. What was the name of that Cutter?

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Q. On December 17, 1951, the Coast Guard was one of the recipients of the nation's top aviation awards. What was the name of the award and why was it presented?

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Q. With the decommissioning of the Storis, the Acushnet became the "Queen of the Fleet", the oldest cutter still in service. Which cutter is next? The second oldest (as of November 2008)?

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Q. What air patrol detachment, previously located in San Antonio, Texas, was established in February of 1937 to help stop smuggling across the Mexican border?

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Q. What 327-foot Coast Guard Cutter survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor and went out to search for enemy submarines in Hawaiian waters immediately after the attacks on December 7th, 1941?

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Q. In 1997 this famous Naval vessel set sail in Boston Harbor for the first time in more than a century. What was the vessel's name and what was the connection with the Coast Guard?

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Q. What Coast Guard Cutter participated in the surrender of three German U Boats in May of 1945?

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Q. The Mariel boatlift in 1980 went down in history when over 125,000 made the voyage from Mariel, Cuba to Florida. There was another mass migration. which although of much smaller scale, was actually the FIRST Cuban boatlift. When did the "Other Boatlift" occur and from what city in Cuba did they originate?

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Q. They were introduced in 1924 & 1925 and were called "Six-Bitters". What were they and what was their original mission?

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Q. What were the first aircraft purchased by the Coast Guard?

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Q. He was one of the Coast Guard’s most famous combat veterans whose World War II combat exploits included one action that involved 750 Germans, 52 American paratroopers and earned him the Navy Cross, the nation's second highest award for valor in combat. Who was he?

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Q. He was one of three officers that participated in the Overland Expedition in 1897, coming to the help of imperiled whalers. He received the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor for this achievement. Four years later he would travel alone to Siberia to gather reindeer for the people of Alaska. Who was he?

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Q. Who was the first Coast Guard aviator killed in the line of duty?

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Q. In May 1964 the Baltimore Light was fully automated and became the first lighthouse in the world to be powered by what?

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Q. Although she started life as the Revenue Cutter Miami, her service would come to an end as a Coast Guard Cutter just six years later when she was lost in action, sunk by a single torpedo from a German U-Boat. What was her name?

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Q. On June 29, 1944, Coast Guard pilot, CDR Frank Erickson, made the first landing on the deck of this ship in Long Island Sound. It was the first helicopter carrier. What was the name of the ship?

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Q. What Coast Guard Cutter was nicknamed the "Great White Elephant"?

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Q. What Coast Guard cutter became known as the Coast Guard submarine when she sank in March of 1963 while in drydock at Bushey's Red Hook, Brooklyn?

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Q. The Coast Guard Cutter Aberdeen enjoyed a much different life before being transferred under the Coast Guard's control at the start of World War II. What was it?

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