Based on the Coast Guard Historian’s timeline, https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/
With inspiration from Mike Kelso
1847 To reduce the expenditures of the Treasury Department, Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker ordered a reduction of the complements on revenue cutters.
Kaskaskia River, IL (Oct. 10, 1990)–The Coast Guard Cutter Sumac (WLR-311) on Kaskaskia River in Illinois. Photo by PA2 Robin Ressler
1986 Coast Guard units evacuated flood victims from the St. Louis area using punts, helicopters and trucks after the Mississippi and Missouri rivers flooded. In all, 150 Coast Guardsmen participated in the emergency flood relief efforts. Coast Guard units that sent relief teams were: MSO St. Louis; Base St. Louis; CGCs Sumac, Cheyenne, and Cimarron; ATON Facility Leavenworth, Kansas; 2nd District office; and Air Stations New Orleans and Traverse City.
USCGC Cheyenne
USCGC Cimarron
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
Always cut back the CG.
Government is always looking for ways to cut cost. We need leadership that will make the benefits and return on investment in the Coast Guard clear and convincing.
Actually, the Coast Guard has been increasing in authorized personnel strength while other armed services have been shrinking is size. Coast Guard Aviation seems to be in good shape. Small boat station equipment seems to be being provided, though before this year we have not been able to recruit as many people as we have wanted.
Replacing ships seems to be where we have failed to plan ahead. We did not seem to recognize that we need to start the procurement process for ships ten years before we will need them. And we did not recognize that the planned useful life of ships, typically 30 years, really is when they need to be replaced.
Yes, there are Coast Guard cutters that, if they were people, would’ve already received letters in the mail inviting them to join the AARP! Three of the 210-footers turned age 60 this year, so they would have received their letters from the AARP ten years ago and would be five years away from collecting Social Security and Medicare: USCGC Reliance, Diligence, and Vigilant.
Someone with more artistic skills than me should create a visual meme for this, maybe a white-haired, long-bearded old ship hobbling to the shore with a cane to save drowning sailors while the Navy sits by watching from afar on their floating city supercarriers.