Coast Guard Future Direction Study: Capstone Support Analysis.

Abstract

This analysis is intended to support Coast Guard development of a capstone publication that articulates a vision of the Coast Guard of 2020. We present our supporting analysis in the following three sections. In section 2, we describe our view of the purpose and enduring characteristics of the Coast Guard, a sea-going armed service within the Department of Transportation. We believe that any vision of the Coast Guard's future must be consistent with its purpose and enduring characteristics. In section 3, we describe how existing Coast Guard missions will be transformed as the Coast Guard moves into the 21st century. In section 4, we describe alternative plans for the Coast Guard to consider in developing its vision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA362457

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Hirschfeld
  • W. S. Carus

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Coast Guard
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navigation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.