Guardians,
Early this week I visited Newport Rhode Island and addressed the Naval War College as previously posted. I also address the Newport Council of the Navy League regarding The Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower and our relationship with the U.S. Navy. The Newport Council provides terrific support to over 15,000 sea service members in the area including our local Coast Guard units: Station Castle Hill, USCGC IDA LEWIS, USCGC JUNIPER, USCGC WILLOW, and USCGC TIGER SHARK. All of those units were represented at the dinner. CAPT Ray Perry of Sector Southern England attended as well.
In my remarks I emphasized the key role of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard agencies around the world in broadening the notion of seapower to include maritime security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster response. I noted our operations with combatant commanders to build emerging Coast Guards in countries like Sierra Leone, Senegal, Liberia, Yemen, and Iraq. I also discussed the USCGC DALLAS relief mission to Georgia following the conflict with Russia. I highlighted our recent joint efforts with the Navy in the Pacific to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and our work with the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum.
A very valuable evening and our thanks to outgoing Council President Mike Slein and incoming President Anne Huot. I was pleased to take part in recognizing the life time achievements of former Naval War College President, RADM Joe Strasser, and CAPT Shirley Hill, Nurse Corps, US Navy.
The Navy League is a strong supporter of the sea services and we appreciate their local programs in Newport that recognize our enlisted persons of the year.
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