This is a good question. It's possible that the Coast Guard places high value on "good food" as part of their morale. It's also possible that the nature of US

This is a good question. It's possible that the Coast Guard places high value on "good food" as part of their morale. It's also possible that the nature of USCG operations prevent them from standardizing food onboard, since it sounds like part of this particular ship's mission brought it to various ports where supplies were not guaranteed.