The material notes that Cutters conducted neutrality patrols prior to 1898. Which service conducted those patrols?

The material notes that Cutters conducted neutrality patrols prior to 1898. Which service conducted those patrols?

• A. Revenue Cutter Service
• B. United States Navy
• C. United States Army
• D. United States Marine Corps

Answer: (A)

Cutters were ships of the Revenue Cutter Service, the U.S. maritime service responsible for enforcing customs and other laws at sea. Before 1898, these cutters carried out neutrality patrols to enforce neutrality laws and to prevent arms and contraband from reaching belligerents in the Caribbean and around Cuba. The Navy handled many military operations later, but the patrols described as “neutrality patrols” conducted by the cutters were specifically the mission of the Revenue Cutter Service. (This service would later become part of the U.S. Coast Guard.)

Cutters were ships of the Revenue Cutter Service, the U.S. maritime service responsible for enforcing customs and other laws at sea. Before 1898, these cutters carried out neutrality patrols to enforce neutrality laws and to prevent arms and contraband from reaching belligerents in the Caribbean and around Cuba. The Navy handled many military operations later, but the patrols described as “neutrality patrols” conducted by the cutters were specifically the mission of the Revenue Cutter Service. (This service would later become part of the U.S. Coast Guard.)