Coast Guard Maritime Security in the Underwater Domain

Abstract

The Coast Guard serves as the primary agency responsible for maritime domain awareness (MDA) and transportation security under the Department of Homeland Security through the Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) mission. While significant investments have been made in recent years for surface and air assets along with increased command and control capabilities, little has been done to expand the PWCS mission to the underwater domain. This thesis examines the need for the Coast Guard to develop MDA in the underwater domain. This is accomplished by applying the fundamental processes from capability gap analysis and analysis of alternatives (AoA), as would be necessary for initiating the acquisition process. Through the gap analysis and AoA processes, the organization is able to determine whether an operational need truly exists, whether current or emerging technology is available to support a materiel solution, and whether there is the appropriate level of investment. Ultimately, the intent of this thesis is to determine whether the Coast Guard has a validated capability gap, and what opportunities exist to close the gap.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA620789

Entities

People

  • Peter M. Morisseau

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Coast Guard
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Guidance
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Maritime Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

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