USCG in the Arctic “ USCG Arctic Strategy ”

USCG in the ArcticUSCG in the Arctic““USCG Arctic StrategyUSCG Arctic Strategy””

United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast Guard

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Coast Guard Arctic StrategyCoast Guard Arctic Strategy

The Three Pillars of Arctic Strategy:The Three Pillars of Arctic Strategy:

– Improving AwarenessImproving Awareness

– Modernizing GovernanceModernizing Governance

– Broadening PartnershipsBroadening Partnerships

Improving AwarenessImproving Awareness

Awareness of All Maritime ActivityAwareness of All Maritime Activity– PresencePresence

– Vessel TrackingVessel Tracking

– Coordination & Information-SharingCoordination & Information-Sharing

– Collection, Fusion, Analysis of Maritime Information & Collection, Fusion, Analysis of Maritime Information & IntelligenceIntelligence

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Fairbanks

Prudhoe Bay

Barrow

Kodiak

Dutch Harbor

Seattle

Anchorage

Nome

Bering Sea Cutter w/ H65(Year Round)

CGAS Kodiak(Year Round)

Cold Bay(Oct-Dec)

North Pacific Guard Cutter w/H65 (Jul-Oct)

St. Paul Island

(Jan-Apr)

CGAS Sitka (Year Round)

Cordova(Apr – Sep)

Kotzebue

Summer 2013Major Cutters

Port Clarence

CGC Spar/Canadian Ice

Breaker Towing Passing Exercise

(July)

Rendezvous CGC HEALY, South Korean Ice Breakers (Sep 7-10)

R&D CGC HEALY (Sep 7-8) CGC POLAR STAR Ice Trials (July/Aug)

CGC WAESCHEBering Strait Cutter

(Sep 6-21)

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Modernizing GovernanceModernizing Governance

Safe, Secure, & Environmentally Safe, Secure, & Environmentally responsible maritime activityresponsible maritime activity– Inform Domestic & International GovernanceInform Domestic & International Governance

– Safeguard the Marine EnvironmentSafeguard the Marine Environment

– Preserve Living Marine ResourcesPreserve Living Marine Resources

– Protect U.S. Sovereignty & Sovereign RightsProtect U.S. Sovereignty & Sovereign Rights

– USCGA Arctic Center of ExpertiseUSCGA Arctic Center of Expertise

– Plan Arctic Policy BoardPlan Arctic Policy Board

Broadening PartnershipsBroadening Partnerships

Foster Domestic & Foster Domestic & Int’l PartnershipsInt’l Partnerships– Serve as an expert Serve as an expert

resource for all partnersresource for all partners

– Expand scope of Expand scope of exercisesexercises

– Consult closely with Consult closely with Native Alaskans during Native Alaskans during operations, exercises & operations, exercises & conferencesconferences

Rear Admiral Ostebo (CGD17 Commander) & Vice Admiral Zukunft

(Pacific Area Commander) at Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

Meeting in Pt Hope.

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Thank YouThank You