The U.S. Coast Guard's National Security Role in the Twenty First Century

Abstract

This report addresses the Coast Guard's National security role in the next century by interviewing current and former policy & decision makers involved in the maritime aspects of national security. The report attempts to define the relationship between the Navy and the Coast Guard in the Post Cold War era when the requirements for the Coast Guard to act as Commanders of Maritime Defense Zones (MDZs) and to provide ASW capable cutters has been dramatically lessened. The author suggests the definition of national security needs to expand and that the Coast Guard provide increased support for US CINCS especially in security assistance and low order crisis response. The role of the US Coast Guard as the force manager/force provider for coastal patrol boats is also studied. The need for a viable national defense role for the Coast Guard is examined and the implications of a lack of a well-defined, needed role assessed. Coast Guard, Maritime defense zones, Patrol boats, Alien interdiction, Drug interdiction, Security assistance, Navy-Coast Guard relationship, Navy-Coast Guard Board

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266369

Entities

People

  • Bruce B. Stubbs

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies