On May 3, 2012, readers of Coast Guard Compass, the official blog of the U.S. Coast Guard, were greeted with a post that opened with: “Remember the East Coast’s ‘snowpocalypse’ …
When Operation Martillo (Spanish for “hammer”) was launched in mid-January of 2012, it didn’t take long for the initiative – a multinational detection and interdiction effort targeting illegal trafficking routes …
Just over a year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter Program was still a dream in the works. The capabilities of the 154-foot Sentinel-class vessels were promised but …
Maritime Security 2013 East, held April 15-17 in St. Petersburg, Fla., took for its theme “technologies and strategies to mitigate security threats in the maritime domain.” The maritime security conference …
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the service is beginning to realize the full potential the platform …
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 …
On Dec. 24, 2012, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi and its partners in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department had already seized more illegal long lines and gill nets …
As the nation’s premier maritime law enforcement agency, the U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing U.S. law on the nation’s waterways and on the high seas.
This role takes …
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 …
In contrast to the horrors of the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 170 injured was the response of the Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Coast …
