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USCG in the ArcticUSCG in the Arctic““USCG Arctic StrategyUSCG Arctic Strategy””
United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast Guard
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Coast Guard Arctic StrategyCoast Guard Arctic Strategy
The Three Pillars of Arctic Strategy:The Three Pillars of Arctic Strategy:
– Improving AwarenessImproving Awareness
– Modernizing GovernanceModernizing Governance
– Broadening PartnershipsBroadening Partnerships
Improving AwarenessImproving Awareness
Awareness of All Maritime ActivityAwareness of All Maritime Activity– PresencePresence
– Vessel TrackingVessel Tracking
– Coordination & Information-SharingCoordination & Information-Sharing
– Collection, Fusion, Analysis of Maritime Information & Collection, Fusion, Analysis of Maritime Information & IntelligenceIntelligence
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Fairbanks
Prudhoe Bay
Barrow
Kodiak
Dutch Harbor
Seattle
Anchorage
Nome
Bering Sea Cutter w/ H65(Year Round)
CGAS Kodiak(Year Round)
Cold Bay(Oct-Dec)
North Pacific Guard Cutter w/H65 (Jul-Oct)
St. Paul Island
(Jan-Apr)
CGAS Sitka (Year Round)
Cordova(Apr – Sep)
Kotzebue
Summer 2013Major Cutters
Port Clarence
CGC Spar/Canadian Ice
Breaker Towing Passing Exercise
(July)
Rendezvous CGC HEALY, South Korean Ice Breakers (Sep 7-10)
R&D CGC HEALY (Sep 7-8) CGC POLAR STAR Ice Trials (July/Aug)
CGC WAESCHEBering Strait Cutter
(Sep 6-21)
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Modernizing GovernanceModernizing Governance
Safe, Secure, & Environmentally Safe, Secure, & Environmentally responsible maritime activityresponsible maritime activity– Inform Domestic & International GovernanceInform Domestic & International Governance
– Safeguard the Marine EnvironmentSafeguard the Marine Environment
– Preserve Living Marine ResourcesPreserve Living Marine Resources
– Protect U.S. Sovereignty & Sovereign RightsProtect U.S. Sovereignty & Sovereign Rights
– USCGA Arctic Center of ExpertiseUSCGA Arctic Center of Expertise
– Plan Arctic Policy BoardPlan Arctic Policy Board
Broadening PartnershipsBroadening Partnerships
Foster Domestic & Foster Domestic & Int’l PartnershipsInt’l Partnerships– Serve as an expert Serve as an expert
resource for all partnersresource for all partners
– Expand scope of Expand scope of exercisesexercises
– Consult closely with Consult closely with Native Alaskans during Native Alaskans during operations, exercises & operations, exercises & conferencesconferences
Rear Admiral Ostebo (CGD17 Commander) & Vice Admiral Zukunft
(Pacific Area Commander) at Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Meeting in Pt Hope.
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Thank YouThank You