Coast Guard 2020 Ready Today Preparing for Tomorrow

Abstract

Many changes and trends in the maritime region will dramatically affect American citizens, friends, and interests in the 21st century. These trends have been identified from environmental scans, demographic forecasts, maritime commerce and transportation forecasts, and national security assessments. On the basis of these and other insightful studies, the Coast Guard believes that there will be no major changes to its traditional roles and missions. Rather, mission emphasis will shift based on changing national priorities. Future pressures on the Nation's maritime region will increase demand for Coast Guard services. It will he a major challenge to maintain excellent service to America. Austere budgets and a workforce that will remain fairly constant in numbers will constrain the Coast Guard's capacity to handle elevated operational tempos. The Coast Guard will take full advantage of evolving opportunities - especially new technologies and quality management - to meet these challenges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA405717

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • International Trade
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.