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Rescue 21 Update: Advanced Comm Capabilities for the New Century
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
The upgrading of Coast's Guard communications capabilities is an achievement of life-and-death importance for those in distress at sea. The Rescue 21 system is now "operationally ready," says USCG Commandant Admiral Thad Allen. read
COTPs Updating Port Plans to Combat Maritime Terrorism
Christopher Doane & Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
U.S. ports and harbors are among the most vulnerable as well as most important targets for would-be terrorists. Protection of the U.S. maritime system is therefore now the primary mission of the Coast Guard's already overtaxed Captains of the Port. read
The Next Wave of Synergy in Port/Maritime Security
Joseph DiRenzo III & Christopher W. Doane
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Interagency operations centers that provide a unified, all-purpose "home base" for Navy, Coast Guard, and other federal, state, and local port and maritime stakeholders are already operational, with more on the way. read
Rocks, Shoals, Obstructions, and the SAFE Port Act
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Just in Time! A well-crafted piece of legislation passed two years ago provides the blueprint needed to ensure the full and uninterrupted use of the U.S. port system that is the key to the nation's continued economic prosperity. read
Area Maritime Security Committess - A Unified Effort for Securing U.S. Ports
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
The Coast Guard's Captains of the Port have the primary responsibility for developing effective port-security plans for their jurisdictions, but it has to be an all-hands effort or there will be, in nautical terms, a bitter end. read
Important Gains Registered at Small-Vessel Security Summit
Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Attendees at the DHS security "summit" conference last month represented a broad spectrum of small-vessel operators and other stakeholders. The consensus verdict: Much was accomplished, but much more remains to be done. read
Port Security Exercises and Training: A Formidable Curriculum
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
PortSTEP is the latest member of a growing family of exercise & training programs mandated to ensure that first-responder agencies are fully prepared to meet the ever-increasing challenges posed by terrorist attacks & mass-casualty events. read
Guarding the Great Lakes: Athena and the Northern Maritime Border Initiative
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Most U.S. border-security funding is allocated to protection of the nation's southern border with Mexico, but protection of the U.S. maritime border with Canada is equally important, if not more so, and in many respects a much more daunting challenge. read
The MOTR Process - Ensuring Unity of Effort in Maritime Security
Dr. Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Protection of the U.S. maritime domain against terrorist threats "from the sea" requires not only cooperation but also a closely coordinated plan of action conscientiously carried out by numerous state, federal, and local agencies working together. read
Interview with Dr. Stephen Flynn: The Current State of U.S. Port Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Terrorism/counterterrorism expert Dr. Stephen Flynn provides a chilling pre-publication preview of some of the continuing preparedness deficiencies highlighted in his new book, Edge of Disaster. read
First National Security Cutter Christened; Bertholf Honors First Coast Guard Commandant
Gordon I. Peterson
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Pascagoula ceremonies celebrate a major upgrading of the USCG's ability to carry out its homeland-defense and national-security missions both on the high seas and in the waters close to the U.S. mainland. read
CBRNE: Beyond the Coast Guard Strike Teams
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Coast Guard men and women on the scene 24/7 throughout the U.S. maritime domain are the service's true front-line forces in the prevention of CBRNE attacks. They need more and better equipment, though, and a lot more training. Starting yesterday. read
ARNG/USCG Interoperability - A Joint Ops Success Story
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
When the nation's armed services and law-enforcement agencies pool their resources and personnel the result is almost always more missions accomplished, more effectively, and at lower cost to U.S. taxpayers. read
HLSPC: A Course of Mandatory Excellence
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A relatively new and still evolving JFSC course in homeland defense planning receives a well deserved endorsement from the Pentagon's E-Ring, and attracts a long line of applicants for future classes. read
Diver Detection and Deterrence: Navy, Coast Guard Collaborate To Defeat the Underwater Threat
Joseph DiRenzo iii and Christopher Doane
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The terrorist threat is everywhere: on land, in the air, and not only at sea but underwater as well. Navy/Coast Guard swimmer defense teams will help to restore the balance - but it could be a very close race. read
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