Remaining "Semper Paratus" in the 21st Century

Abstract

The United States Coast Guard been designated as the Executive Agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for maritime homeland security. Response efforts in the aftermath of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina highlight the difficulties associated with trying to coordinate large scale operations that cross the boundaries of federal, state, and local authorities. Twenty first century threats require the ability to rapidly assess developing events and adjust response measures accordingly. The Coast Guard must continue to seek ways that will effectively leverage the full capacity of response assets at all levels of government. As such, the Coast Guard should institutionalize a Command and Control structure that is functional within the scope of the National Response Framework, and simultaneously provides the operational level commander with the ability to serve as a Joint Force Maritime Component Commander. In doing so, Coast Guard service doctrine needs to be developed that clarifies the role of the operational level commander, identifies a crisis action planning process, and addresses the various legal constraints associated with multi-agency response operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484491

Entities

People

  • Michael Turdo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control