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The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy The service is responding to a changing maritime Arctic environment.

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At a panel discussion in December 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Arctic Report Card,” compiled by 141 scientists from 15 countries. The report revealed several …

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Maritime Domain Awareness Means Knowing What’s Going on at Sea The Coast Guard needs more capability to monitor maritime activities in the Arctic region.

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Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is to have knowledge about what’s going on offshore – who is operating there, and why are they operating there, and what are the risks that …

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Crewmembers aboard the CGC Hollyhock, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., use an oil-skimming device to recover peat moss, acting as a substitute for spilled oil, near Mackinac Island, Jan. 24, 2012. The crew of the Hollyhock was participating in a project led by the Coast Guard'€s Research and Development Center, showcasing techniques for removing spilled oil from a frozen environment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield

Coast Guard of the Great Lakes The 9th District’s proficiency program grows knowledge and skills in the service’s most seasonally challenging environment.

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The Coast Guard of the Great Lakes: Its 9th District is so different, in so many ways, from the service’s other districts that it’s difficult to explain those differences concisely, …

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The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru shows significant signs of damage after the Coast Guard Cutter Anancapa fired explosive ammunition into it 180 miles west of the southeast Alaska coast April 5, 2012. The derelict fishing vessel sank in 6,000 feet of water. The Coast Guard worked closely with federal, state, and local agencies to assess the immediate dangers the vessel presented and determined that sinking the vessel at sea would be the best course of action to help minimize any navigation and environmental threats. U.S. Coast Guard photo

U.S. Coast Guard Sinks Drifting Japanese “Ghost Ship” After drifting for more than a year, Ryou-Un Maru is sunk as a hazard to navigation

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The U.S. Coast Guard sank a derelict fishing vessel in the Gulf of Alaska on April 5 because it was a hazard to navigation. There had been no one aboard …

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A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team crew, temporarily deployed from San Francisco, provides an escort for the USS Cole as the Navy destroyer returns to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Aug. 31, 2011. Coast Guard crews provided security zones for the Navy ships returning to harbor after Hurricane Irene. The Navy had ordered ships to head out to safer waters to protect them from the approaching storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert

Coast Guard Atlantic Area: Translating Strategic Direction into Tactical Excellence

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The U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LantArea), commanded by Vice Adm. Robert Parker, oversees all the service’s operations in an incredibly vast operating area. LantArea includes more than 14 million …

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Operation Clean Sweep

USCG District 5: Safeguarding the Mid-Atlantic Region Adapting to new threats using innovation and technology

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The Coast Guard first assumed responsibility for protecting the nation’s living marine resources (LMR) in 1894 when members of the Revenue Cutter Service began camping out in Alaska’s remote island …

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U.S. Coast Guard District 7 – From Georgia to the Caribbean Basin Future challenges today

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When people think of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in its law enforcement and homeland security role, they typically think of Miami – District 7 – although all Coast Guard …

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USCG and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency during CARAT

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Achieving strategic outcomes and demonstrating value to the nation

Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Pacific Area (PacArea) command in May 2010. His area of responsibility (AOR) includes more than 74 million square …

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CG response crews and grounded vessel

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 – Gateway to the Pacific Delivering exceptional mission performance to ensure a safe, secure, and prosperous America

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The work of the Coast Guard’s 11th District – headquartered in Alameda, Calif., just south of the Port of Oakland – is carried out through three sector commands: San Francisco, …

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North Head Cliff Rescue

U.S. Coast Guard District 13 – The Great Pacific Northwest Delivering superior performance and implementing bold initiatives in a challenging region

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Coast Guard crewmembers in the Pacific Northwest are experts in rough-weather operations. Here, Alaskan storms strike rugged mountain ranges and rivers spew plumes of sediment over narrow continental shelves to …

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