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The Maritime Domain Our World of Work
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Roles DHS Component Armed Force Maritime Advisor (IMO, TIC) Intel Community
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute A Cooperative Strategy For 21st Century Seapower U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Core Capabilities Forward Presence Deterrence Sea Control Power Projection Maritime Security Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) - FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute A Cooperative Strategy For 21st Century Seapower Critical role of Coast Guard agencies Extending partnerships, cooperation beyond military-military framework Public safety, Interior, Justice, Border Guard, Transportation, Customs, Immigration, Environmental Response All hazards … all threats FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
Coast Guard Authorities At All Times Military 14 USC, 10 USC Foreign Countries PSI, Bilateral Agreements, IMO Authorities International Law = Right of Approach/Visit USCG relationships High Seas Continental Shelf PSI Agreements Numerous bilateral Agreements authorize USCG LE On Foreign Vessels 200 NM EEZ At All Times LE and Customs Officers Full Authority of Customs Officers - 19 USC 1401 Contiguous Zone 24 NM Broad LE & Inspection Authority - 14 USC 89 12 NM Territorial Sea COTP Control Over Ports, Waterways and Coastal (33 CFR Part 6) (46 USC 70101) Authority To Assist Fed/State/Local Agencies 14 USC 141 Internal Waters & Ports Limited LE Authority Ashore At “Facilities” (46 USC 70117) 6
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute Regional Approaches to Regional Challenges Frameworks will vary based on unique regional characteristics Key attributes Non – Policy Making Low barriers to entry Focus on ops & coordination Mindful of resource limitations Demonstrated results FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute Regional Approaches, Regional Successes North Pacific and North Atlantic Coast Guard Forums FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
NPCGF Seizure of Chinese F/ V LU RONG YU
Oil Spill, South Korea Dec 2007
The Coast Guard is Global HC-130J Int’l Ice Patrol Arctic Patrols HEALY POLAR SEA KODIAK MH-65 KODIAK HC-130J MSRT DAS AFRICOM CLEARWATER HC-130J MIAMI HU-25 HSDN MUNRO FLEC PSU 305, 309 GTMO OMAR DALLAS HADR LEDET 101,102,105, 108, 402 404, 406 ONF LEDET 105,102, 107, 408, 409 ONS ADAK AQUIDNICK BARINOF MAUI MONOMOY WRANGELL LEDET 103, 107, 405, 407 PSU 311, 309 PATFORSWA IPS Teams Port Assessments BLUE--forces ORANGE--operations Oct – Dec 2008
The Coast Guard is Global FY08 Training (in red) Abroad: 2,500 students, 107 missions, 26 countries. Resident: 905 students, 76 countries.
Iraqi Oil Platform 13
Dramatic Loss of Summer Ice Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of globe Ice cap estimated half the size of 50 years ago Russia Greenland Alaska North America UNCLASSIFIED 4
U.S. Coast Guard Work With Intergovernmental Organizations International Maritime Organization (IMO): Piracy, air pollution from ships, maritime safety AND security International Association of Marine Aids to Nav & Lighthouse Authorities (IALA): E-Navigation; VTS standards, ship tracking systems (AIS) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Ship Recycling; Environmental Protection; Ship Design
Piracy: Horn of Africa Future Challenge What framework to use? - Local - Regional - UN - Intergovernmental (Combined Task Force 151)
Piracy: Straits of Malacca Intergovernmental cooperation to significantly reduce incidents of piracy by 75% from 2004 to 2007 38 incidents in 2004 1 incident to date in 2008
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute 26 Bilateral Agreements Bahamas Turks & Caicos UK Antigua & Belize St Kitts & Barbuda Jamaica Haiti Guatemala DomRep Nevis Dominica Honduras St Lucia Netherlands Barbados Antilles Nicaragua Costa Rica St Vincent & Grenadines Colombia Grenada Panama Trinidad & Tobago Venezuela Suriname Ecuador Guyana - FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) 23 SPSS events from FY01 to FY07 47 known SPSS events in FY 08 Recent Successes - Mexican Special Forces seize 6 tons - CG LEDET/USN seize 7 tons - CGC MIDGETT seizes 7 tons Advanced Design Greater Smuggling Capacity Longer Range Emerging National Security Threat (WMD) Legislation passed – illegal to operate FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
Shifting Routes Increasing Cocaine Flow to Europe & Africa FOUO - Not for public display. Do Not Distribute Shifting Routes Increasing Cocaine Flow to Europe & Africa 8% of total flow and growing Strength of Euro against the Dollar Limited West African capability Way Ahead: CGC DALLAS Proof of Concept – Cape Verde FOUO - Not for Public Display. Do Not Distribute
Humanitarian Aid Georgia – CGC DALLAS delivered 34 tons of blankets, hygiene kits, baby food and infant-care supplies in Sep 2008 -
Disaster Relief in Caribbean Four consecutive hurricanes in summer 2008: Fay, Gustav, Hannah, Ike Haiti USCG aircraft and cutters delivered 40 tons of food, water, tarps, hygiene kits Turks & Caicos USCG aircraft delivered supplies and personnel, assisted with overflights, & conducted rescue ops
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