Engagement in the Caribbean: The United States Coast Guard Role in International Training and Security Assistance

Abstract

The Coast Guard should develop a regional engagement strategy for the Caribbean Basin. This strategy should align with Regional Commander and State Department goals while developing the capabilities of Caribbean nations to act as partners in fighting illegal activity. The Caribbean is the Coast Guard's busiest operating area, consuming over half of the cutter deployment days, Law Enforcement Detachment deployments and one third of the Training Assets. The US has been conducting drug and migrant interdiction in the area for over 20 years. Starting in l997 the Coast Guard has tried to develop a comprehensive regional strategy to better qualify its efforts in meeting national security goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407604

Entities

People

  • David W. Strong

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Job Training
  • Maritime Industry
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

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