Guardians,
Last week I received an out-brief of a project conducted by First Class Cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. Their work was very thoughtful and I thought I would share it with you.
Their presentation follows.
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We are First Class Cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy doing a year-long research project on Coast Guard Arctic Region Engagement in the Government Major. We briefed the Commandant on our findings and recommendations on 22 April. Admiral Allen also invited us to sit-in on his meeting with school children and teachers from Barrow, Alaska, who were visiting Washington, DC for the first time. Here's our link to the brief to the Commandant.
Field research for the project took us from New London, CT to Barrow, Alaska. While in Alaska we met with D17 command staff, and representatives from the State of Alaska, industry, the military, and Native Alaskans.
The Arctic Region Engagement Plan project focused on the unique operational environment in the Arctic Region, and developed recommendations for Coast Guard implementation of National Security Presidential Directive -66 on US Arctic Policy. The project developed a long-term Strategic Engagement Plan for the Coast Guard, but also recommended short-term actions and operational priorities.
In addition to specific recommendations, we identified four Critical Success Factors for Coast Guard engagement in the Arctic Region, now and into the future. These Factors are prerequisites for successful operational engagement: Resilience, Sustainability, Continuity, and Persistent Presence.
Specific recommendations focus on the following areas of operational importance to the Coast Guard in the Arctic Region: Capabilities and Capacities, Maritime Domain Awareness, Multilateral Partnerships, National Maritime Cooperation, and Continuity and Sustainability of Competencies.
1/c Rachel Douglas, 1/c Noah Hudson, 1/c Alex LeKander, 1/c John Sloan
