UNITED STATES COAST GUARD “All Hazards, All Threats, Nationwide,

Worldwide”

Admiral Thad AllenAdmiral Thad Allen Commandant, United States Coast Commandant, United States Coast

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The Maritime DomainOur World of Work

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Roles

• DHS Component

• Armed Force

• Maritime Advisor(IMO, TIC)

• Intel Community

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)

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

Coast Guard Authorities

Territorial Sea

EEZ

High Seas

200 NM

12 NM

Internal Waters & Ports

Foreign Countries

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Authorities

•Limited LE Authority Ashore At “Facilities” (46 USC 70117)

•Authority To Assist Fed/State/Local Agencies14 USC 141

•COTP Control Over Ports, Waterways and Coastal (33 CFR Part 6) (46 USC 70101)

•Broad LE & Inspection Authority - 14 USC 89

•Full Authority of Customs Officers - 19 USC 1401

• Numerous bilateral Agreements authorize USCG LE On Foreign Vessels

• PSI Agreements

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• International Law = Right of Approach/Visit

• USCG relationshipsContinental Shelf

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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

Regional Approaches, Regional SuccessesNorth Pacific and North Atlantic

Coast Guard Forums

NPCGFSeizure of Chinese F/ V LU RONG YU

Oil Spill, South KoreaDec 2007

HC-130J

Int’l Ice Patrol

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MAUIMONOMOYWRANGELL

LEDET 103, 107,405, 407

PSU 311, 309

PATFORSWA

LEDET 101,102,105, 108, 402 404,

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ONF

LEDET 105,102, 107, 408, 409

ONS

OMAR

CLEARWATERHC-130J

MIAMI HU-25

HSDN

MUNRO

FLECPSU 305, 309

GTMO

Arctic Patrols

HEALYPOLAR SEA

KODIAK MH-65KODIAK HC-130J

DALLAS

HADR

IPS Teams

Port Assessments

• BLUE--forces• ORANGE--operations

MSRT DAS

AFRICOM

The Coast Guard is Global

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

Dramatic Loss of Summer Ice

AlaskaAlaska

GreenlandGreenland

Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of globe Ice cap estimated half the size of 50 years ago

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RussiaRussia

North AmericaNorth America4

• 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

U.S. Coast Guard Work With Intergovernmental Organizations

Piracy: Horn of Africa

• Future Challenge

• What framework to use?

- Local

- Regional

- UN

- Intergovernmental

(Combined Task

Force 151)

East Africa Regional

Agreement on Piracy

UNSCR 1814/1816/1838

1846 (SUA)(2008)

IMOResolutionA.1002(25)

(2007)

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

26 Bilateral Agreements

Antigua &Barbuda

Bahamas

Belize

Dominica

Colombia

DomRep

NetherlandsAntilles

Panama

St Kitts &Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent &Grenadines

Trinidad &Tobago

CaicosUK

Venezuela

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Jamaica Haiti

Suriname

Barbados

Costa Rica

Honduras

Guyana

Nicaragua

Guatemala

Ecuador

Turks &

Grenada

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

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FY08

Shifting RoutesIncreasing 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

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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