USCG Contributions to National Defense

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USCG Contributions to National Defense

• Multi-mission, maritime, military service
• Provide non-redundant, complementary resources
  that support the National Military Strategy

Based on its peacetime capabilities and
functions, Coast Guard forces provide a range of
naval capabilities
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Maritime Security Operations In the Complex
Maritime Domain
Spectrum of Conflict
Maritime Security Threats
Higher Intensity Conflict Expeditionary-Centric Ho
meland Capable
-Human Smuggling/Slave Trade -Drug
Trafficking -Arms Monetary Smuggling
-Mining of Strategic Ports
-Surveillance/Broadcasting
-Border Security Threats
-SLOC/HVA Protection
-Critical Infrastructure
-CBRNE Threats


-Piracy
USCG
Probability of Ops
USCG
USN
Lower Intensity Conflict Homeland-Centric Expediti
onary Capable
H o m e l a n d S e c u r i t y H o m e l a
n d D e f e n s e
Living Marine Resource Protection Pollution
Response
AMIO Disaster Humanitarian Assistance
EMIO
CSC Mine Counter- Measures
Counter Drug Ops
CT Ops
LIC SUW
Strikes Raids
Theater Security
MCO
PWCS Mine Detection Prevention
SAR ATON
Other Law Enforcement
Defense Ops
Show of Force FDOs
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Out of Hemisphere Operations
Mission Areas Maritime Interdiction
Operations Port Operations, Security and
Defense Coastal Sea Control, Theater
Security Cooperation
Expeditionary Forces Major cutter
Deployments Port Security Units Law Enforcement
Detachments Mobile Training Teams Technical
Assist Teams/Advisors
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Operation Iraqi Freedom Expeditionary Contribution
Expeditionary Forces (at peak) 2 Major cutters 8
Patrol Boats 4 Port Security Units 4 Law
Enforcement Detachments 1 Aids-to-Navigation
Tender Maritime hazardous material/equipment/perso
nnel recovery
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Western Hemisphere Operations

• Joint Counter drug operations under JIATF-South
• Support SOUTHCOM Annual UNITAS exercises with
  South American naval forces
• Theater Security Cooperation for SOUTHCOM around
  Caribbean
• Unique Caribbean Support Tender ops
• USCG direct engagement with Caribbean Island
  nations to build stronger Search and Rescue,
  Counter Drug Ops, and Law Enforcement
  capabilities of partner nation forces

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Operations around the U.S.

• National Strategy for Maritime Security
• Overlapping responsibilities with US NORTHCOM
  HLD/HLS requires close relationship
• Protect high value naval assets and
  reinforcement/ sustainment supplies for Iraqi
  operations transiting through US ports.
• Selected Joint Harbor Operations Centers with USN
• Intelligence sharing/analysis co-located
  facilities/solid relationships
• Emerging Counter-Terrorism capability

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Key Ingredients

• Network centric compatible operations
• Maritime Domain Awareness Fused intel and COP
• Implement national homeland security plans
• Maximize joint doctrine and training
• Leverage common systems and subsystems