Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., prepare their C-130 aircraft for a mission in support of homeland security. Homeland security--especially maritime law enforcement and border control--is the oldest of the Coast Guard's numerous responsibilities and dates back to its founding as the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790.. US Coast Guard Art Program 2004 Collection, Ob ID # 200424, "Ready for the Mission," Lew Jackson, oil, 22 x 28
