StreetMutt wrote:
Plus, there are those Coasties during summertime practicing flying routines ... flying routines that happen to take them low to the beach to check out all the girlies! Sometimes I question the government letting the military get away with such reckless spending lol

LOL, We vacation every year at a little town on Lake Michigan and we often see the Coast Guard rescue helicopter making low practice runs right along the beach. When I was a kid, there was a Coast Guard station right there at the pier, but it was closed down years ago in budget cuts.