1920:	An Act of Congress, which provided a system of general retirement for the civil employees of the US Government effective 21 August 1920, benefited those employees of the Lighthouse Service who were not covered by the retirement law of 20 June 1918, which provided retirement for certain classes of employees in the Lighthouse Service.
1926:	An Act of Congress extended the benefits of the Public Health Service to apply to light keepers located at isolated points, who previously had been unable to avail themselves of such benefits, and made provisions for medical supplies and hospital services for the crews of the vessels of the Lighthouse Service, including the detail of medical officers.
1967:	CGC Barataria conducted the first fire-support mission for the newly created Coast Guard Squadron Three.  This force consisted of five 311-footers used to support Market Time operations.