EPME ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Coast Guard is organized into how many regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Atlantic and
Pacific
Who commands the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vice
Admirals
Districts are commanded by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear Admirals
Larger cutters (over 180 feet in length) are under control of who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Area Commanders
A "cutter" is basically any CG vessel ____ feet in length or greater - CORRECT
ANSWER - 65
Cutters at or under 180 feet in length come under control of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
District Commanders
How many units report directly to Headquarters? - CORRECT ANSWER - 35
Traditionally, our role in wartime has been to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Augment the
Navy with cutters and manpower
When did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1798
Cutters captured ____ prizes unaided during Quasi War - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
,During the Quasi War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200
men, three times her own force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pickering
Which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in
1799? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eagle
What was The Coast Guard's role during the War of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER -
augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft
What cutter capture the first prize of the war of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jefferson
When did Congress declared war with Mexico? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1846
Which cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harriet Lane
During the Civil War, our cutters in the Navy's service performed what kind of duty along the
Atlantic coast? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockade Duty
When did Spain declared war against the U.S? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1898
What cutter served as the escort and dispatch boat with Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic
Squadron? - CORRECT ANSWER - The McCulloch
In what war did the the entire Coast Guard manpower, vessels, and units...was transferred to the
Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER - world war 1, 1917
What were some of the Coast Guard duties during WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - escort
and patrol duties in the Mediterranean
,When was the cutter Tampa torpedoed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1918
With concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound during WWI, what did
the Treasury Departement established? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast Guard Captain of
the Port offices
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, when did port security mission began? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1940
What Act gave the Coast Guard jurisdiction over ships carrying explosives and dangerous
cargoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dangerous Cargo Act
When did the Coast Guard seized 28 Italian, 2 German, and 35 Danish merchant ships? -
CORRECT ANSWER - world war 2, 1941
When was the Coast Guard given responsibility for cold- weather operations in Greenland? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1941
During WWII Coast Guard-manned ships sank ____ enemy submarines - CORRECT
ANSWER - 11
During WWII Coast Guard cutters and aircraft were credited with sinking how many German U
boats? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
During WWII Coast Guard craft rescued more than ________ survivors of torpedo attacks off
the U.S. coast - CORRECT ANSWER - 1500
In what war was the Coast Guard's role was marginal, primarily one of support? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Korean War
, In what war were Shallow-draft warships and operating expertise in coastal waters were needed
for the interdiction of trawlers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vietnam War
How many Coast guardsmen served in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWER - 8000 and 56
cutters
During the Vietnam War, To block infiltration, Coast Guard units boarded almost ________
junks and sampans. - CORRECT ANSWER - 250,000
For Operation Desert Shield a total of ______ Coast Reservists where called. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 950
What war, was the first time in the Coast Guard Reserve's 50-year history that involuntary
overseas mobilization occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER - Operation Desert Shield
Federal lifesaving service began to take shape in? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1848
The purchase of _______ in 1867 greatly expanded the Coast Guard's environmental
responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER - Alaska
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 created a 200 mile offshore fishing zone
to be controlled by the U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER -
What did the Coast Guard create in 1973 to combat oil spills? - CORRECT ANSWER -
National Strike Force
When was the first narcotics seizure recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1890
What was the driving force for establishing the International Ice Patrol? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sinking of the Titanic
CORRECT Answers
Coast Guard is organized into how many regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Atlantic and
Pacific
Who commands the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vice
Admirals
Districts are commanded by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear Admirals
Larger cutters (over 180 feet in length) are under control of who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Area Commanders
A "cutter" is basically any CG vessel ____ feet in length or greater - CORRECT
ANSWER - 65
Cutters at or under 180 feet in length come under control of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
District Commanders
How many units report directly to Headquarters? - CORRECT ANSWER - 35
Traditionally, our role in wartime has been to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Augment the
Navy with cutters and manpower
When did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1798
Cutters captured ____ prizes unaided during Quasi War - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
,During the Quasi War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200
men, three times her own force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pickering
Which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in
1799? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eagle
What was The Coast Guard's role during the War of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER -
augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft
What cutter capture the first prize of the war of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jefferson
When did Congress declared war with Mexico? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1846
Which cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harriet Lane
During the Civil War, our cutters in the Navy's service performed what kind of duty along the
Atlantic coast? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockade Duty
When did Spain declared war against the U.S? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1898
What cutter served as the escort and dispatch boat with Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic
Squadron? - CORRECT ANSWER - The McCulloch
In what war did the the entire Coast Guard manpower, vessels, and units...was transferred to the
Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER - world war 1, 1917
What were some of the Coast Guard duties during WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - escort
and patrol duties in the Mediterranean
,When was the cutter Tampa torpedoed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1918
With concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound during WWI, what did
the Treasury Departement established? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast Guard Captain of
the Port offices
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, when did port security mission began? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1940
What Act gave the Coast Guard jurisdiction over ships carrying explosives and dangerous
cargoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dangerous Cargo Act
When did the Coast Guard seized 28 Italian, 2 German, and 35 Danish merchant ships? -
CORRECT ANSWER - world war 2, 1941
When was the Coast Guard given responsibility for cold- weather operations in Greenland? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1941
During WWII Coast Guard-manned ships sank ____ enemy submarines - CORRECT
ANSWER - 11
During WWII Coast Guard cutters and aircraft were credited with sinking how many German U
boats? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
During WWII Coast Guard craft rescued more than ________ survivors of torpedo attacks off
the U.S. coast - CORRECT ANSWER - 1500
In what war was the Coast Guard's role was marginal, primarily one of support? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Korean War
, In what war were Shallow-draft warships and operating expertise in coastal waters were needed
for the interdiction of trawlers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vietnam War
How many Coast guardsmen served in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWER - 8000 and 56
cutters
During the Vietnam War, To block infiltration, Coast Guard units boarded almost ________
junks and sampans. - CORRECT ANSWER - 250,000
For Operation Desert Shield a total of ______ Coast Reservists where called. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 950
What war, was the first time in the Coast Guard Reserve's 50-year history that involuntary
overseas mobilization occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER - Operation Desert Shield
Federal lifesaving service began to take shape in? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1848
The purchase of _______ in 1867 greatly expanded the Coast Guard's environmental
responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER - Alaska
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 created a 200 mile offshore fishing zone
to be controlled by the U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER -
What did the Coast Guard create in 1973 to combat oil spills? - CORRECT ANSWER -
National Strike Force
When was the first narcotics seizure recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1890
What was the driving force for establishing the International Ice Patrol? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sinking of the Titanic
