SWE EPME COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Where did Coast Guard Port Security Units deploy in 1990-1991? - ✔✔The Persian
Gulf
✔✔The United States Coast Guard were among the first to respond to the attack on the
World Trade Center on _____. - ✔✔11 SEP 2001
✔✔In which year did the United States Coast Guard conduct the largest domestic SAR
mission in United States history following Hurricane Katrina? - ✔✔2005
✔✔The United States Coast Guard mobilized more than 2,700 reservists in the largest
Homeland Security operation since World War II, following _____. - ✔✔9/11
✔✔In 2010, United States Coast Guard reserves were activated in response to the
Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that forcefully pumped oil and gasses into Gulf
waters for _____ days. - ✔✔87 days
✔✔DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded which award for his actions on
24 April 2004? - ✔✔Bronze star with V and a purple heart
,✔✔Who served as a boarding officer on the USS FIREBOLT (PC 10) in Iraq when he
was mortally wounded? - ✔✔Bruckenthal
✔✔How many times has the National Ensign been changed since 1776? - ✔✔26
✔✔The Coast Guard Ensign consists of _____ perpendicular stripes, alternating red
and white. - ✔✔16
✔✔The _____ is displayed as a mark of authority for boardings, examinations, and
seizure of vessels for the purpose of enforcing U.S. laws. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔The _____ provided a symbol of authority on Revenue Cutters, as neither officer nor
crew had uniforms. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔The _____ was created to fly in place of the national flag while in American waters. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔On 1 August 1799, Secretary of the Treasury, Oliver Wolcott, issued an order
specifying the design of the _____. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔During parades and ceremonies, the Coast Guard Standard is adorned with _____.
- ✔✔Battle Streamers
✔✔The design of the _____ is obscure, but it may have evolved from an early jack. -
✔✔CG Standard
✔✔The _____ is the upper left corner of the Coast Guard Ensign. - ✔✔CG Standard
✔✔This flag is used during parades and ceremonies. - ✔✔Coast Guard Standard
✔✔What is carried in all ceremonies representing heroic actions in all naval encounters
from 1798 to the present? - ✔✔Battle Streamers
✔✔Battle streamers are attached to the _____, replacing cords and tassels. - ✔✔Coast
Guard Standard
✔✔Individual units may only display those _____ that they have earned. - ✔✔Battle
Streamers
✔✔Only _____ may display a complete set of battle streamers. - ✔✔Major
headquarters commands
, ✔✔The United States Coast Guard adopted battle streamers in 1968, following the
practice established by the _____. - ✔✔Marine corps
✔✔The United States Coast Guard is authorized a total of _____ battle streamers. -
✔✔43
✔✔The _____ is flown on the bow of a vessel, only while at anchor or moored in port. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The _____ is flown on the jackstaff, which is located on the bow of a vessel. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The _____ is the canton of the United States Flag. - ✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The presence of the _____ indicates that a cutter is under the command of a
commissioned officer. - ✔✔Commissioning Pennant
✔✔The _____ is used on invitations, programs, certificates, diplomas, and greetings. -
✔✔CG Seal
✔✔The _____ is used on official documents and records of the Coast Guard. - ✔✔CG
Seal
✔✔The first Coast Guard Seal and Emblem were approved by Treasury Secretary
Andrew W. Mellon in _____. - ✔✔1927
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ was ordered to be used on the Coast Guard Ensign as a
distinctive logo in 1957. - ✔✔CG Emblem
✔✔The historical significance of the Coast Guard _____ dates back to the Revenue
Cutter Service. - ✔✔CG Shield
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ consists of a wide red bar forward of a narrow blue bar both
canted at 64 degrees on the bow with CG emblem superimposed. - ✔✔CG Stripe
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ was developed in the 1960s by the industrial design firm
Raymond Loewy/Williams Snaith, Inc. - ✔✔CG Stripe
✔✔Semper Paratus is the Latin word meaning: _____. - ✔✔Ever Ready
✔✔When was the Coast Guard Motto adopted? - ✔✔sometime between October 1896
and May 1897
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Where did Coast Guard Port Security Units deploy in 1990-1991? - ✔✔The Persian
Gulf
✔✔The United States Coast Guard were among the first to respond to the attack on the
World Trade Center on _____. - ✔✔11 SEP 2001
✔✔In which year did the United States Coast Guard conduct the largest domestic SAR
mission in United States history following Hurricane Katrina? - ✔✔2005
✔✔The United States Coast Guard mobilized more than 2,700 reservists in the largest
Homeland Security operation since World War II, following _____. - ✔✔9/11
✔✔In 2010, United States Coast Guard reserves were activated in response to the
Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that forcefully pumped oil and gasses into Gulf
waters for _____ days. - ✔✔87 days
✔✔DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded which award for his actions on
24 April 2004? - ✔✔Bronze star with V and a purple heart
,✔✔Who served as a boarding officer on the USS FIREBOLT (PC 10) in Iraq when he
was mortally wounded? - ✔✔Bruckenthal
✔✔How many times has the National Ensign been changed since 1776? - ✔✔26
✔✔The Coast Guard Ensign consists of _____ perpendicular stripes, alternating red
and white. - ✔✔16
✔✔The _____ is displayed as a mark of authority for boardings, examinations, and
seizure of vessels for the purpose of enforcing U.S. laws. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔The _____ provided a symbol of authority on Revenue Cutters, as neither officer nor
crew had uniforms. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔The _____ was created to fly in place of the national flag while in American waters. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔On 1 August 1799, Secretary of the Treasury, Oliver Wolcott, issued an order
specifying the design of the _____. - ✔✔Coast Guard Ensign
✔✔During parades and ceremonies, the Coast Guard Standard is adorned with _____.
- ✔✔Battle Streamers
✔✔The design of the _____ is obscure, but it may have evolved from an early jack. -
✔✔CG Standard
✔✔The _____ is the upper left corner of the Coast Guard Ensign. - ✔✔CG Standard
✔✔This flag is used during parades and ceremonies. - ✔✔Coast Guard Standard
✔✔What is carried in all ceremonies representing heroic actions in all naval encounters
from 1798 to the present? - ✔✔Battle Streamers
✔✔Battle streamers are attached to the _____, replacing cords and tassels. - ✔✔Coast
Guard Standard
✔✔Individual units may only display those _____ that they have earned. - ✔✔Battle
Streamers
✔✔Only _____ may display a complete set of battle streamers. - ✔✔Major
headquarters commands
, ✔✔The United States Coast Guard adopted battle streamers in 1968, following the
practice established by the _____. - ✔✔Marine corps
✔✔The United States Coast Guard is authorized a total of _____ battle streamers. -
✔✔43
✔✔The _____ is flown on the bow of a vessel, only while at anchor or moored in port. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The _____ is flown on the jackstaff, which is located on the bow of a vessel. -
✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The _____ is the canton of the United States Flag. - ✔✔Union Jack
✔✔The presence of the _____ indicates that a cutter is under the command of a
commissioned officer. - ✔✔Commissioning Pennant
✔✔The _____ is used on invitations, programs, certificates, diplomas, and greetings. -
✔✔CG Seal
✔✔The _____ is used on official documents and records of the Coast Guard. - ✔✔CG
Seal
✔✔The first Coast Guard Seal and Emblem were approved by Treasury Secretary
Andrew W. Mellon in _____. - ✔✔1927
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ was ordered to be used on the Coast Guard Ensign as a
distinctive logo in 1957. - ✔✔CG Emblem
✔✔The historical significance of the Coast Guard _____ dates back to the Revenue
Cutter Service. - ✔✔CG Shield
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ consists of a wide red bar forward of a narrow blue bar both
canted at 64 degrees on the bow with CG emblem superimposed. - ✔✔CG Stripe
✔✔The Coast Guard _____ was developed in the 1960s by the industrial design firm
Raymond Loewy/Williams Snaith, Inc. - ✔✔CG Stripe
✔✔Semper Paratus is the Latin word meaning: _____. - ✔✔Ever Ready
✔✔When was the Coast Guard Motto adopted? - ✔✔sometime between October 1896
and May 1897
