Maritime Cutter Service
| Kiravix Itaserhasa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kiravian Federacy |
| Type | Coast guard |
| Headquarters | Mahan Building, Kartika |
| Commanders | |
| Chief Littoral Executive | Coastguardo Jones |
| Commander | Vice Admiral Coastguardo Lopez |
The Kiravian Littoral Force a branch of the Kiravian Armed Forces and an agency of the Kiravian Security Executive concerned with coastal defence, maritime safety, and customs and migration enforcement.
Mission
The Littoral Force is responsible for maintaining security, safety, and the rule of law in coastal waters. Currently, the Littoral Force's geographic remit encompasses the waters surrounding Great Kirav, Æonara, Meridia, New Ardmore, Uruvun, and (nominally) Wintergen, though its operations around Wintergen have been suspended since the conquest of the island by Burgundie. In the waters surrounding other Kiravian overseas territories, the Littoral Force's functions are undertaken by the Kiravian Navy and the maritime defence forces of individual federal subjects, such as the Sydonan Navy.
Alongside the Navy and other agencies, the Littoral Force is responsible for enforcing the Federacy's strict ban on whaling in Kiravian waters.
The military role of the Littoral Force has evolved from anti-piracy and the defence of coastal settlements to anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, and surveillance. It also features in the Federacy's defencive planning against a hypothetical invasion of the Home Islands. In such a scenario, the Littoral Force would be integrated into the Navy's command structure, and any combat-capable vessels and aircraft would be mobilised to fend off enemy landing attempts, with non-combat units assuming support roles. The Littoral Force conducts regular exercises to maintain readiness for its role as the Federacy's "last line of defence".
History
The Littoral Force considers itself the spiritual successor to the Provincial Fleets of the Coscivian Imperial Navy, which were militia raised in the Empire's Ixnayan colonies to patrol coastal waters using locally-built currachs and interdict marauding Cromwelute ships. More formally, it originated in the early Confederal Period following the Republican Revolution, and was organised as a division of the Confederal Navy called the Littoral Fleet. For the first centuries of its existence, its main functions were protecting the Kiravian coast and coastal settlements from piracy, enforcing customs laws, and transporting ground troops between Great Kirav and the Isles.
The Littoral Force was separated from the Navy in < I dunno, High Modernity or some shit >, and reconstituted as a separate armed and uniformed service. Civilian authority over the Littoral Force was transferred from the Defence Executive to the Security Executive in Template:H:title by Prime Executive Ivardus Kólsylvar.
Command Structure
Unlike the Kiravian Army and Kiravian Navy, which report to the Defence Executive, the Littoral Force falls within the purview of the Security Executive. The civilian official most directly responsible for the Littoral Force is the Chief Littoral Executive, who reports to the Chief Security Executive.