We Salute the U.S. Coast Guard on Its Birthday

On this day 95 years ago, January 28, 1915 two longtime U.S. agencies (the Revenue Service & the Life Saving Service) came together by an act of Congress to become what is now known as the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard plays an important role for our country, operating under the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard is on the front lines in the fight against terrorism and illegal drugs, protecting our nation's inland waterways, ports and harbors, as well as thousands of miles of coastline and the ocean approaches to the U.S. In honor of this branch of the United States Armed Forces, we revisit a documentary that depicts what a typical day is like for the crew aboard a Coast Guard cutter, A Day in the Life of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk.

This one-hour HDTV documentary presents an intimate view of life aboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk as it patrolled the United States south coastal region in February and March of 1999. Director Stuart Calcote"s HDTV crew spent twelve days aboard the Mohawk as it sailed on a course from Key West, Florida, to Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico. Every aspect of the crew"s life and work on board the Mohawk was documented. From early morning revelry to taps at night, from high above the bridge to the depths of the engine room, this program follows the lives of the U.S.S. Mohawk"s officers and crew as they guard the shores of America.

A Day in the Life of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk is a production of Electronic Pictures Corp. and is distributed exclusively through Janson Media to Television and VOD Markets in North and South America.