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Giving More than 100%–Part 2, Missions and Resource Hours
This is a continuation of a look at a report the Department of Homeland Security presented to Congress regarding Coast Guard mission performance begun in part one. The report divides the Coast Guard’s...
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Giving More than 100%–Part 3, The Results and Recommendations
This is the third part of a detailed look at the “Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard’s Mission Performance (FY 2009)” from the office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland...
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War on Drugs? Time for a Different Strategy
(Please forgive me for using this space to make a proposal that, if accepted, might result in diverting significant funds from the Coast Guard, but I believe this is important. I also know that the...
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Defense Roles and Missions
Wednesday, April 13, the President asked for a new roles and missions analysis, with the intention of saving $400B from “security spending,” over the next twelve years. Reportedly this will include...
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What Might Coast Guard Cutters do in Wartime? Part 1, Navy Shortfalls
Many of the new generation cutters may be around for another 50 years so it is likely they will see some conflict as previous generations have. What might cutters be doing if we go to war? What sort of...
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New Budget Cancels Plan for Last Two NSCs
U.S. Coast Guard photo ID: 100228-G-2129M-004, by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf Defensedaily.com is reporting that while the FY 2013 budget request would fund the sixth National Security...
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Rewrite of Seapower 21 Coming–Opportunity for More Clarity?
As noted by Brian McGrath, over at Informationdissemination, the CNO has issued a “Position Report.” (pdf) It’s only three pages and updates his “Navigation Plan.” This quote caught my eye, “With the...
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Uncertainty in the Arctic
Naval War College Professor James Holmes recently wrote suggesting that a rearmed Coast Guard and the Air Force should be entrusted with the security of the Arctic while the Navy busies itself in the...
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Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: Examining Cutter,...
“The Coast Guard’s FY2014 Five Year (FY2014-FY2018) CIP (Capital Investment Plan–Chuck) includes a total of about $5.1 billion in acquisition funding, which is about $2.5 billion, or about 33%, less...
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Littoral Operations Center, a Coast Guard Role?
MarineLink is reporting, “The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)in Monterey has established a new Littoral Operations Center (LOC) to focus on these threats and opportunities and is hosting a series of...
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“AUGMENT NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE BY UPGUNNING THE COAST GUARD”–CIMSEC
This is a post I wrote for CIMSEC for their “Distributed Lethality Week,” but their editor thought it would fit better in their “Naval Force Structure Week.” Had I known the topic, I might have spent...
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