The Long Blue Line (Summer 2020)

The National Coast Guard
Museum Association takes
you inside the exhibits:
SAFETY DECK
THE REMARKABLE 230-YEAR HISTORY OF
THE COAST GUARD will be demonstrated
to National Coast Guard Museum visitors on
three decks: Security, Safety, and Stewardship.
The 11 statutory mission of the Service have been
crystallized into five themed storylines: Defenders of
our Nation, Enforcers on the Seas, Lifesavers around
the Globe, and Protectors of the Environment, and
Champions of Commerce.
In the spring issue of the Long Blue Line, we
introduced the J.D. Power III Stewardship Deck.
The Safety Deck comprises an overview of the Coast
Guard and the Lifesavers around the Globe Wing.
Stepping onto the Safety Deck, visitors enter
the Coast Guard Overview Gallery, a circular
space that poses the question: “Who is the Coast
Guard?” In answer, visitors walk among a diverse
set of cast figures of Coast Guard men and women
representing various eras and specialties, providing
a sense of both immediacy and connection. An
interactive map visually reinforces that the Coast
Guard’s territory is all across the country – and the
world. A layered timeline of the longest continuous
seagoing service in the United States uses objects,
graphics, and media to tell the chronological story
of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services.
34 SUMMER 2020
THE LONG BLUE LINE